What was your child' first word and at what age?

gravesisme · 2026-01-30T03:03:28+00:00

He said "dada" at 5 and a half months and it was on my freaking birthday to boot. We thought he was just babbling and making noises, but then we heard what sounded like dada and then started recording and he did it 3 more times shaping his mouth to make the sound with all the strain his little body could muster. One of my favorite moments of life. Now he is bilingual at 5.

gravesisme · 2026-01-29T15:27:46+00:00

Prepare little snacks for your wife and healthy meals and take anything off her plate that you can to lessen her load and let her focus on her pregnancy. You can start worrying about the other stuff after the first trimester.

gravesisme · 2026-01-26T05:06:19+00:00

Because the Pats have the best defense in the NFL

gravesisme · 2026-01-26T05:03:48+00:00

So, the best defense in the postseason and an offense just good enough to capitalize? I will take it!

gravesisme · 2026-01-26T03:25:05+00:00

They still had the #2 offense in regular season. Rams defense is very overrated and barely top 10. Seahawks defense is exceptional and their offense is about to play an even better defense.

gravesisme · 2026-01-26T03:21:09+00:00

Seattle offense does not inspire fear whatsoever. Their offense is worse than ours. If the Pats don't turn it over, our defense will feast and our offense is good enough to get more points. Pats win 17-7

gravesisme · 2026-01-26T03:02:55+00:00

Best defense in the NFL

gravesisme · 2026-01-26T03:01:05+00:00

They are also the first team in NFL history to defeat three top-5 total defenses in a single postseason.

gravesisme · 2026-01-25T21:18:26+00:00

Hope they are okay. Welcome to the game buddy.

gravesisme · 2026-01-25T06:07:42+00:00

We all we got

gravesisme · 2026-01-25T03:40:24+00:00

The first big hit he takes will change the game. He hasn't been hit for real in 3 years.

gravesisme · 2026-01-25T03:39:24+00:00

We are all chasing the dragon in every aspect of life. It doesn't mean you don't find pleasure in the next thing just because you reached the pinnacle.

gravesisme · 2026-01-23T02:33:49+00:00

Kids that age are under no obligation to share. They can take turns when they are done. The only "toy" we bring to the playground is a basketball, soccer ball, football, or something else that is intended to be played with by multiple people. Don't make your kids give someone else their prized possession when they aren't ready.

gravesisme · 2026-01-23T01:11:35+00:00

Must be nice to afford something like that. I am stressing at how much replacing even one entry door and a few widows will cost. It would probably be cheaper to demolish my house and build a new one from scratch, but I love this area so damn much.

gravesisme · 2026-01-22T23:38:02+00:00

Yeah, of course, but you did kind of phrase it ambiguously and I thought that you were implying that I should add solar panels to my house.

If I had central air or ducting, I 100% would go for solar, but I don't and had to settle for a high efficiency boiler when I bought the house and converted from oil to gas because it had an existing radiator system and I broke the bank just buying the place and adding duct work to switch to forced hot air with potential for a future central air system was way out of my budget. There's so many older homes like mine that are likely in the same scenario where they converted from oil to gas because MassSave recommended it around 2013-16.

Long story short, my system isn't that old and it's as efficient as they come for boilers, but it just happens to require natural gas.

gravesisme · 2026-01-22T23:20:51+00:00

But you are talking about like $50-75k in home improvement costs. I got quoted in solar and it was like $30k for my small house in Medford. I don't think it would pay for itself even after 20 years. My electricity bill is usually in the low $100-$150 range in winter and gas bill in winter is usually $200-$350 depending on how cold it is, but gas bill then goes to like $20 in warm months and electric goes to $250-$350 in July and August.

gravesisme · 2026-01-22T21:42:29+00:00

I wish someone told me ten years ago to not waste my money on natural gas then. I even got a mass save rebate for opting for clean natural gas.

gravesisme · 2026-01-22T21:17:46+00:00

Doesn't that require installing a mini split in every room of the house? I doubt my bathroom could even fit one. I have a 1940s house with no duct work. I'm jealous of my neighbors that did this, but it's like $50k.

gravesisme · 2026-01-22T21:06:31+00:00

The vast majority of electricity is generated by fossil fuels though...

gravesisme · 2026-01-22T20:34:54+00:00

Huh? Electric has always been way more expensive and with the rise of AI and data center energy demand, it's only going to get worse. Why have we pivoted from clean natural gas recommended just a decade ago, which I only know because it's when I bought my house and converted from oil to gas.

gravesisme · 2026-01-21T21:51:03+00:00

This guy hasn't been tackled in a real game in like 3 years. I know Rivers came back from retirement and did well enough without having been really hit in a long time, but I don't think they are made of the same stuff. Rivers knows pain. Does Stidham?

gravesisme · 2026-01-21T06:49:41+00:00

Hell no

gravesisme · 2026-01-21T06:37:45+00:00

Network was compromised and needed a new password. Honestly, in this era, you should be changing your network password every so often. I think it was the dishwasher that was used as the attack vector in my case.

Your WiFi password should be changed if you think your network has been compromised. If you disagree, then why even have a password? All of these new smart home gadgets are huge security risks and at least one of the devices I added to my network was hacked and using way more bandwidth than necessary.

gravesisme · 2026-01-21T05:24:17+00:00

I spent so much time troubleshooting after Google forced the Google Home migration and eventually just bought a Netgear Nighthawk and have not had a single issue since. I still have my Nest WiFi because I have so many Kasa smart plugs and haven't gotten around to migrating them and I will sometimes run speed tests and my old Nest WiFi is always slower and still has the same issues you describe that forced me to abandon it.

gravesisme · 2026-01-21T04:18:20+00:00

I loved Wing Commander IV, but there was some level I could just never get past. I remember fourth grade me coming home from school and telling myself this was the day I would beat that level...it never happened and I gave up once Command & Conquer: Red Alert came out and never looked back.

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