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Photo Walk Chicago

Photo Walk Chicago

By on October 28, 2011 in HDR, Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Back in September Brenda and I took the day (child-free) to spend all day in Chicago walking, talking and taking photos. I decided that I would only take HDR photos that day, so this is my first serious attempt at this type of photography. The rest of the photos can be found on SmugMug. Normally […]

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New Book: The Concrete Blonde, by Michael Connelly

New Book: The Concrete Blonde, by Michael Connelly

By on October 26, 2011 in Book, Text Post with 0 Comments

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch)

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Fun With The Miniatures

Fun With The Miniatures

By on October 10, 2011 in iPhone, Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

This Sunday was my day with the kids, and we just had a blast. We ran some errands, went to the airport to watch a few plans take off, went to Whole Foods where they each had their own mini shopping cart, and ended the day with playing at our favorite park. Having them all […]

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Steve Jobs – The Passing of a Great Man

Steve Jobs – The Passing of a Great Man

By on October 5, 2011 in Text Post with 0 Comments

People have all kinds of roll models and heroes. From movie stars and athletes to rock stars, we all find inspiration from others. For me, the person at the tip top of that list is Steve Jobs.

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Blowing Right Through The Bandwidth Cap!

Blowing Right Through The Bandwidth Cap!

By on September 29, 2011 in Text Post with 0 Comments

Several months back I wrote about how much bandwidth we were using at home, and I was blown away when I looked at the bar chart. I figured it was time for a update given I have a server at home and we are using Netflix every single day, and I was once again shocked! […]

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Maximus – Week 7

Maximus – Week 7

By on September 18, 2011 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

It hit me in a unexpected moment. While watching Max and Andrew interact at the eye doctors office this past weekend (we were there to get new glasses for Max), it became clear as day the distance Max still needs to go just to catch up to his own age. For a long time the […]

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New Book: A Stolen Life – A Memoir

New Book: A Stolen Life – A Memoir

By on September 18, 2011 in Book, Text Post with 0 Comments

  A Stolen Life

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Some Weekend Photos

Some Weekend Photos

By on August 31, 2011 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

We spent a few hours Saturday afternoon in Millennium park. I’m always amazed at how beautiful Chicago is in the summer and how much it has to offer. We had a impromptu picnic on the lawn, let the kids roam free and had a great time. A few photos are here, the rest are on […]

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It begins with nutrition, digestion and liver function

It begins with nutrition, digestion and liver function

By on August 28, 2011 in Text Post with 0 Comments

Our brain chemistry is directly dependent upon the nutrients we consume, our digestivetract’s ability to assimilate nutrients, the concentration of toxins consumed as well asas the toxic, metabolic byproducts of incomplete digestion. Our liver’s ability to assemblebio-chemical building-blocks required by the brain for its normal functionality is critical andmay easily become undermined by carrying too […]

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First Day of School, 2011

First Day of School, 2011

By on August 24, 2011 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Today is the first day of School for Andrew and Max, but it’s the first time Andrew has attended Jefferson PreSchool with max. Max started going back in January as I previously posted and was accepted early because of his Autism diagnosis. It’s generally a very hard school to get into because they are a […]

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