The Pool Room

The Pool Room: where all the good stuff ends up

  • Footings Poured

    I’ve added a couple of interesting links to the Down syndrome links page. One is a report into inclusion in NSW schools, and the other is the transcript of an SBS show about inclusion in mainstream schools. The concretors poured the footings for the back room today, and the builders removed the brick from most…

  • DSA NSW Conference 2002

    Megan and I attended the Down Syndrome Association of NSW conference up at Collaroy this weekend. They had some great speakers talking about things like Makaton sign language, communication and social skills, legal issues, etc. It was also nice just to meet and talk with other parents.

  • Renovations Begin

    Our renovations officially started today! The excavators came and levelled the backyard, and began digging the footings. It’s weird to see the backyard demolished, but it’s great to have things finally under way.

  • September 2002 Photos

    Some [more family photos](http://pool-room.com/dacollins/lazy-index.php?file=september%202002/) have been posted in the gallery.

  • Photo Competition Update

    I finally got around to updating the images on my photo competitions page today. I’ve won a few awards in recent camera club competitions, which is motivating me to get out with the camera some more. Yesterday we signed all the home loan forms with the bank, so our renovations will hopefully be starting in…

  • Dinner With Dr Karl

    Todd went out to dinner with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and a bunch of friends on Saturday night, after taking part in the Sleek Geek Week science boffin-fest.

  • CityDesk Demo

    If you want to know more about the software I use to maintain this site, check out Fog Creek Software’s new CityDesk Demo (2 Mb).

  • CityDesk 1.0.29 Bug Fix

    Woohoo! Fog Creek Software has released Service Pack 2 of CityDesk to fix a couple of rare but really painful FTP bugs.

  • American Pumpkin Pie

    Ingredients 1 unbaked pie shell 1 tsp cinnamon 2/3 cup brown sugar 3/4 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup strained orange juice 1/2 tsp orange rind 2 eggs 1/4 cup water 1 1/4 cups fresh or canned pumpkin 1 cup milk 1/4 tsp vanilla 3 tbsp unblanched almond slivers Method Line a 9″ pie…

  • Grace In DSA Newsletter

    Grace’s photo was published in the Winter edition of the Down Syndrome Association of NSW newsletter, along with an introduction letter from Megan and I. They put the photos from each newsletter online (hers is the bottom left picture). A bigger version of the same photo is available on this site.