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puppy training

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I always secretly thought that early parenting was not dissimilar from dog training. Now that I have a human puppy of my own, I’m free to experiment with the techniques that worked well on Sous. One of the core ideas in dog training is generalization: you first teach them a behavior in a very specific … Read more

the future of the baby monitor is now

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Things are going great here in new dad land. We’re total experts now with eight days of parenting under our belt; we have sorted out everything up to the tearful goodbye as she leaves for Harvard. One side-effect of being off work is that I’m overflowing with undirected nerd energy. I knew that eventually we’d … Read more

i’m a dad!

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On Friday, 10 April Leslie gave birth to a healthy baby girl: Anne Hazel Hall. Stats everyone seems to include with this news: 8 lbs on the nose, 21-ish inches long. Mom is doing great. We just got home from the hospital yesterday, and I’m sneaking in this post while she sleeps. Amazing stuff! Need … Read more