517: Total number of posts at omarphillips.net.

0: Number of posts there will be after this one at omarphillips.net.

1,000,000,000: Number of times I want to thank each person who was ever a regular reader of this site.

1,000,000,000,000,000: Number of times I want to thank each person who took the time to comment on this site. I'm actually in the process of writing a script that will send that many "thank you" emails to each person who commented. Check your inbox soon.

34: Number of other bloggers/website owners who will need to change their links to point to my new blog (per Technorati).

34: Number of other bloggers/website owners who are wondering how they are supposed to do that if I haven't given them the new blog's address.

(About that, I will be going on a whirlwind comment tour letting people know the new address. Or, if you've commented on omarphillips.net before 6/22/08, you can go here to get the new address. My entire purpose for switching blogs is to prevent people from finding my blog just by knowing my name. So if I were to post a link to the new blog here, that would defeat the purpose!)

1: Number of unceremonious exits this blog will make.

Fin.

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Apparently, I'm not grown-up enough to discuss girl parts with the boy. Here's how it went the first time around:

Boy: Baby sister doesn't have a penis, because she's a girl.

Me: That's right!

Boy: She only has a scrotum.

Me: ... Yes.

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I was up in Canada this past weekend, just outside of Toronto. It's not a long trip, easily comfortable enough to go and come back in the same day. Anyway, I was at a reception at a big room in this community center building in a municipal park. As I was leaving, I saw this sign:

And then I laughed. Because the first thing they have to tell people not to do is play hockey.

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Q: WTF, yo? Where you at?
A: Right here! Hi! Thank most of you for your patience during the Omar outage of 2008. I have been pretty busy and haven't had a ton of free computer time, but I've kept up pretty well with everyone's sites.

Q: I thought you said you were moving your blog?
A: I am.

Q: But... it's still right here.
A: Yes. I have been experiencing some trouble with coming up with a suitable domain name that is both appropriate and available. I can be indecisive when it comes to things like this. And though I know I've said this before, I think I'll have the new site up --

Q: So you mean to tell me that you haven't been blogging because you can't make up your mind and pick a domain name?!
A: I sense a touch of hostility...

Q: Good.
A: Um...

Q: How's the new kid?
A: She's growing, crying, grunting, eating, peeing, and pooping. Par for the course.

Q: You take a month off and that's all you have to say about your kid?
A: Having our daughter with us has been a beautiful, life-changing experience. As soon as I get some sleep, I'll be able to coherently tell you about it.

Q: Is her on-blog name "the girl," to keep with the existing theme?
A: I'm not sure yet. Probably, though. We call the boy "the boy" at home. That's actually why I started using those names, "the boy" and "the wife." I actually say those in real life, and have been doing so since before I had a blog. But the girl goes by "baby sister" or some other nickname. I don't call her "the girl" in conversation, at least not yet. So that's why I'm not sure.

Q: How's her mid-forearm fat roll?
A: It's developing nicely.

Q: How's the boy dealing with it?
A: Very well! He loves his baby sister and is very gentle with her.

Q: Should your readers expect another month to pass before your next post?
A: No. I think it's safe to say that the break is over.

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