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Vanity: Physicist and Mrs. Physicist Had a Son Today
Mrs. Physicist, with my invaluable assistance | November 16, 2001 | self

Posted on 11/16/2001 7:40:05 PM PST by Physicist

I am pleased--irrationally exuberant, in fact--to announce the birth of my son today.

Jacob David Sterner was born by caesarean section at 1:41 PM EST today at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media, PA. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz., and was 19.25 inches long. Jake and Mrs. Physicist came through the process in excellent health.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Mark Finnegan, who delivered our daughters Emily and Molly, also at Riddle, in 1995 and 1997, respectively.

Here is a bigger picture of Jake.

Here I am holding my boy.

To take this post into the stratosphere of vanity, I will inflict upon you a valedictory sonnet, which I penned today:

ATLAS

Jacob David Sterner, start your life!
Knight errant, leave the fortress of the womb,
Your country's been attacked, and all is strife,
Ten patriots exhort you from the tomb.

The fashion of the day is ignorance,
You'll have to think and learn, despite the japes,
And cover for your neighbor's indolence,
Your sweat will feed and clothe ungrateful apes.

Your father has affrontery enough,
To ask so much of one boy at his birth,
But know that you are made of Sterner stuff:
Your shoulders can accomodate the Earth.

To sire you was my duty, dearest son:
The world needs such a man as you'll become.

(The line about "ten patriots" refers to his ten ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War.)


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To: GOPJ

And they still are. Makes me feel better :-)


241 posted on 07/21/2005 8:50:15 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Physicist
Congratulations Kevin!

Regards,

TS

242 posted on 07/21/2005 8:54:01 PM PDT by The Shrew (www.swiftvets.com & www.wintersoldier.com - The Truth Shall Set YOU Free!)
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To: Physicist

Congratulations, Physicist.

Your family is beautiful. May God continue to bless you. Welcome to the world, Jacob.


243 posted on 07/21/2005 8:59:25 PM PDT by baseballmom
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To: DoctorMichael; SauronOfMordor; Gumlegs; SupplySider; Barset; The Shrew; baseballmom
Thanks, everyone, but this thread is from 2001; Jake's now three and a half! See #130 for a recent picture.
244 posted on 07/22/2005 5:01:19 AM PDT by Physicist
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To: Eva

any reason not to bump it?


245 posted on 07/22/2005 7:02:44 AM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| Since 10/10/04)
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To: Asphalt

Nah, absolutely no reason at all. It made me smile and that's a good thing. It even made me laugh at myself for not noticing the date.


246 posted on 07/22/2005 7:19:03 AM PDT by Eva
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To: Eva

I did the same thing a while back and we got about 15 of us on there commenting on a three year old thread.


247 posted on 07/22/2005 9:50:37 AM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| Since 10/10/04)
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To: Physicist

And you didn't think time travel was possible. :-)


248 posted on 07/22/2005 10:25:04 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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