My friends Punam and Colin have produced a son:

This photo is from his namakarana, which is a Hindu naming ceremony. He was a pretty good sport throughout the event, which is probably due in part to the fact that he has a great name. Here’s what his dad has to say about it:

We gave him the name Dante Quinn — Dante after the poet and medieval prototype of the Renaissance man, and Quinn after the mighty Eskimo.

Click here for the Flickr set of ceremony pictures.

Mother Nature is no match for the US Military:

Image stolen from: CNN

I can’t resist checking out CNN once in a while to get my Lowest Common Denominator fix. For those who don’t have the time to bypass items that may be vaguely newsworthy, check out WTFCNN? for a summary of the absurd.

A redesign struck me as a fitting way to celebrate the first anniversary of my wee blog. Enjoy the infusion of color; however, I can only vouch for its prettiness in Safari.