Niffleman

Is it 2009 already?

Apologies, as always, for the long times between Leo updates. Here are the latest pictures. The family is looking forward to Aunt Mel's wedding (and Leo's 3rd birthday!) in July.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It's been a busy month in Leoland. Jennifer was on the road a lot, so Leo and I had a few "goventures," as in, "we're going on an adventure!"  Goventures included going to vote, going to the aquarium, going to the zoo, going to the Exploratorium, going out to eat, etc. And then being very happy when Mama got home.

Today we are going to Deben and Sila's house for Thanksgiving. Grandparents John and Judy are coming down from Oregon (with the Turkey!), and we'll also be Grandma Needleman, and Deben and Sila's daughter Ritu, her husband Andrew, and their kids Anisa and Kareena. Should be pandemonium.

- Rafe

We took a quick trip to Inverness CA last weekend. Got some nature walks and beach time in. Click on the slideshow above to see bigger pix, and videos with political commentary by young Leo.

Jennifer, Rafe, Leo, and Mireia hit the islands. Click to see in full-screen.

Latest pictures of the clan. Click to see in full-screen.

Just thought I'd let everyone know that you can year my sweet, sweet voice coming at you from inside your PC or Mac once a week. I do the Real Deal "podcast" (a Web-based radio show) here at CNET with another guy Tom Merritt. We try to give solid advice about technology and to dispel the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) that comes from using the latest and greatest.

Tune in here.

My goal is to make this show a little more approachable than some of the insidery stuff I cover on my main site, Webware.com.

The clan heads up to Ashland, Oregon, to hang with parents, sibs, and in-laws over Christmas and the other important winter holiday: Rafe's birthday!

Lots of new (and not so new) pictures!

Click pictures to see them bigger

 

We took Leo trick-or-treating down 24th Street on Halloween. His costume: A lion. Of course. Not wanting to replay last year's Halloween, in which he hated his bear costume, we began to "socialize" him into this year's lion outfit months ago. Went pretty well.

Click on the pictures here to see bigger versions.

Hi folks. Lonely Rafe here.  Jennifer and Leo are still away on a concert tour in Austria and Germany. The concerts have been going well, and Leo turned one! (We'll have a second party for him next week when everyone is back in SF.)

While he's been globetrotting, Leo has learned to walk (videos to come once Jennifer's camera gets back here), has started talking a lot more, and has apparently developed a taste for whipped cream and chocolate cake. I guess if you're going to do that, Austria is the place for it.

Aunt Mel the auntie-nanny (or "anti-nanny," depending) extended a Euro tour of her own to take care of Leo while Jennifer was rehearsing, playing, and schmoozing, but the Nifflemans have still found time to tour and hike and stuff.

Thanks to the miracle of teh intarwebs, I've been in videophone contact with Jennifer and Leo about every other day. I got to see him walk! That was the coolest.

I miss my fam, but it sounds like everyone is having a great time.

Niffleman in Inverness!

We took a quick trip to Inverness CA last weekend. Got some nature walks and beach time in. Click on the slideshow above to see bigger pix, and videos with political commentary by young Leo.

Niffleman in Hawaii!

Jennifer, Rafe, Leo, and Mireia hit the islands. Click to see in full-screen.

Latest pix

Latest pictures of the clan. Click to see in full-screen.

Rafe is podcasting

Just thought I'd let everyone know that you can year my sweet, sweet voice coming at you from inside your PC or Mac once a week. I do the Real Deal "podcast" (a Web-based radio show) here at CNET with another guy Tom Merritt. We try to give solid advice about technology and to dispel the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) that comes from using the latest and greatest.

Tune in here.

My goal is to make this show a little more approachable than some of the insidery stuff I cover on my main site, Webware.com.

Niffleman in Ashland

The clan heads up to Ashland, Oregon, to hang with parents, sibs, and in-laws over Christmas and the other important winter holiday: Rafe's birthday!

The Chronicles of Leo

Lots of new (and not so new) pictures!

Click pictures to see them bigger

Halloween!

 

We took Leo trick-or-treating down 24th Street on Halloween. His costume: A lion. Of course. Not wanting to replay last year's Halloween, in which he hated his bear costume, we began to "socialize" him into this year's lion outfit months ago. Went pretty well.

Click on the pictures here to see bigger versions.

Leo turns one in Austria!

Hi folks. Lonely Rafe here.  Jennifer and Leo are still away on a concert tour in Austria and Germany. The concerts have been going well, and Leo turned one! (We'll have a second party for him next week when everyone is back in SF.)

While he's been globetrotting, Leo has learned to walk (videos to come once Jennifer's camera gets back here), has started talking a lot more, and has apparently developed a taste for whipped cream and chocolate cake. I guess if you're going to do that, Austria is the place for it.

Aunt Mel the auntie-nanny (or "anti-nanny," depending) extended a Euro tour of her own to take care of Leo while Jennifer was rehearsing, playing, and schmoozing, but the Nifflemans have still found time to tour and hike and stuff.

Thanks to the miracle of teh intarwebs, I've been in videophone contact with Jennifer and Leo about every other day. I got to see him walk! That was the coolest.

I miss my fam, but it sounds like everyone is having a great time.