Pennywise and Poundfoolish: New Baby!!

Robert F. Kennedy, 1968: We will find neither national purpose nor personal satisfaction in a mere continuation of economic progress, in an endless amassing of worldly goods. We cannot measure national spirit by the Dow Jones Average, nor national achievement by the Gross National Product. For the Gross National Product includes air pollution, and ambulances to clear our highways from carnage. It counts special locks for our doors and jails for the people who break them. The Gross National Product includes the destruction of the redwoods and the death of Lake Superior. It grows with the production of napalm and missiles and nuclear warheads ... It includes ... the broadcasting of television programs which glorify violence to sell goods to our children. And if the Gross National Product includes all this, there is much that it does not comprehend. It does not allow for the health of our families, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It does not include the beauty of our poetry, or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials ... the Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America -- except whether we are proud to be Americans.

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May 17, 2008

New Baby!!

I know it's Saturday, and I don't normally post on weekends, but the reason you haven't heard from me of late is because I've just spent the last couple of days (since thursday) in the hospital. My wife just gave birth to our baby girl- Morgan Dawn Folwick!

Crazy world we live in eh? One minute you're down and out, the next you're on top. I used to have a saying, "we're all only one step away from disaster; but that also means that, when bad things happen, we're only one step away from being on top". Well, right now my job situation is sketchy, but I have a baby, and plenty of money set aside, and the proper spending habits to (hopefully) make it last.

Anyways, I just wanted everybody to know-- Morgan's in the house!

(note- I was going to post a picture, but I don't have the patience to deal with Kodak Easyshare's Microsoft-like inability to write a usable program)

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Congratulations to you and your family! What a wonderful thing!

Don't worry, the delusional lack of sleep won't go on forever. ;)

Posted by:Gin | May 18, 2008 at 06:17 AM

Congratulations to you and your wife!

Posted by:Nessa | May 22, 2008 at 11:22 AM

Congratulations!! Babies are simply the most delightful people on earth. I'm so happy for you especially since it sounds like you might be able to stay at home for a while and get to bond with your new wee daughter. That is so important for new parents and the baby. You will grow to love her so much. I remember falling in love with my newborn babies so much I would just sit and watch them, even when they slept!

Posted by:Mrs. Accountability | May 23, 2008 at 02:46 PM