The ongoing blog of the Tomchak family, in Wheaton IL USA

Halloween 2011

Halloween 2011

By on November 1, 2011 in Photo Post with 0 Comments

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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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New Book: Moonwalking With Einstein

New Book: Moonwalking With Einstein

By on September 29, 2011 in Book with 0 Comments

  Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

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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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New Book: How To Stop Worrying And Start Living

New Book: How To Stop Worrying And Start Living

By on September 3, 2011 in Book with 0 Comments

  How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

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