New photos of the kids…
Several of you have been asking for updated photos of our kids…
Curt is now 3 yrs and Kerri is almost 1 and a half.
View more photos in the photo section.
3 comments October 18th, 2006
Good Commercials
I know these Mac commercials have been out for a while, but there are a bunch that I haven’t seen here. I’m not promoting Macs, nor PC’s… I happen to use and like both for certain reasons, just sharing good marketing… on the downside, I’m sure you’ve seen those violent VW car crash commercials, they’ll probably FLOP like those bad Chrysler Dr. Z commercials.
Mountain Dew marketing always seems to be top notch… I’m sure you seen their “Master (Slapsies)” commercial found here…. extended version!
Add comment October 11th, 2006
The 100 Best Products of 2005
Check out PC World’s 100 Best Products of 2005, good stuff.
Add comment October 6th, 2006
Our boy is turning Amish
The more and more my son hangs out with our Amish neighbors the more and more he becomes Amish himself as you can see in the photo above.
Add comment August 23rd, 2006
World Cup Fever affects everyone!
Found this photo on Yahoo… 
Hindu ascetics play soccer on the banks of the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, June 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Add comment June 22nd, 2006
Learn to Speed Read
Over the last several months while reading through emails or articles with my wife, I noticed that either I was a really slow reader or she was a really fast reader…
This makes sense with her being an “English” type and me being a “numbers” kind of guy. Well anyway, I know this is an area that I can improve in and found this interesting article on how to get started with teaching yourself to speed read.
Pretty soon I’ll be the one twiddling my thumbs while waiting to flip the page or scroll down the screen
Add comment May 12th, 2006
Do It Now!
I recently listened to an audio book titled:
“DOING IT NOW: How To Cure Procrastination And Achieve Your Goals In Twelve Easy Steps”
I thought it was a good read although some of the skits within it were kind of cheezy (but funny).
It talks about several ways to cure laziness and procrastination, as well as ways to set goals, priorities and improve time management.
Some of the things that I put into practice from this book were:
- If you don’t feel like doing something that needs to get done at the end of the day when you’re tired, try doing it for at least 5 minutes. (A lot of times you will find energy reserves or renewed motivation once you start.)
- Clear CLUTTER from your life.
Get rid of messy desks or unnecessary clutter around your house. This creates an “Action Environment” where things are organized efficiently and everything has its own place. - Write down your goals, review them frequently and share them with significant others so you have some accountability.
- Create a 2 Do list or (Priority List) where you divide your tasks into several different “buckets”.
e.g. My different buckets are: Family/Friends, Work, Self, House and Dreams. - Try to handle documents or mail only once. (Do it, Delegate it or Ditch it)
Add comment March 29th, 2006
Missing Plant!
While “Plant Sitting” for my co-worker I ran into a small problem….
See the company wide email I sent below
Hello All,
This week I was asked to take care of my cube neighbor’s (Dave R’s) plant.
I placed this plant on the window sill in Jon S’s old office (Next to Matt D’s office) in an effort to give it more sunlight and nurse it back to health. I’m assuming that someone thought this plant was up for grabs and took it (hopefully it wasn’t used as a Christmas gift).
No problem…. if you can just return it to it’s original spot so it can get some sunlight this weekend that would be great. In addition I may even get the “Plant Sitter of 2005″ award.
Thx!
ps. It kind of looked like this photo attached (projected growth after 2 days)
2 comments December 30th, 2005
PC-Cillin Internet Security 2006
Several of you asked me about good software for “all around” Internet/Computer security . I just bought and installed PC-Cillin Internet Security 2006 from Amazon and it seems to work really well so far. It will end up costing me $30 after a mail-in rebate.
Not bad for protection against:
- phishing
- spyware
- spam
- hackers
- viruses
Cnet.com rated the 2005 version as excellent… so far I’m liking the 2006 version.
Add comment December 29th, 2005
Chocolate Curry… Yummy!
At the 8th annual Chocolate Show in New York, the traditional truffle made room this year for those containing coriander, curry, cumin, lavender, lime, green tea, black sesame, soy butter and balsamic vinegar.
Add comment November 18th, 2005