February 2011
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I'm moving pockets to a full blog platform
Wow. I thought I pulled the plug here completely. Guess not, so if anyone is following me, thank you. I realized that I needed a bit more flexibility with the layout and my “master plan” for Pockets of Sunshine. So when it the site is ready I’ll letcha know. Meanwhile, happy day past Groundhog day. 20 foot snowbanks, but the sun is shining here. I’ll take it!
December 2010
1 post
“I have lots of issues but connecting to the Internet is not usually one of them...”
– me
November 2010
22 posts
Freaky, there's actually a Suri Cruise Fashion... →
That’s messed up.
Thankful for my Dad's Recovery
My father had his voice box removed 3 weeks ago. It was radical but necessary and he is doing incredibly well. He’s looking pretty normal and beginning to learn to speak through his stoma (tracheostomy). They rewired his whole throat and he now swallows his food differently…he had to pass a test to get the feeding tubes removed. He passed! And he was delighted to learn that he can...
Sienna Turned 3...and then we gave thanks.
Vimeo and closed captioning at Eric Stoller's Blog →
I’m a huge fan of Vimeo, but they really do need to add in support for closed captioning. They’re restricting their audience to hearing only users. Better get it together with the 21st Century Communications Act moving toward enforcement.
Working on some animated stills this week. Hoping they’re post-worthy.
Sienna: "Come upstairs with me. Okay? 'Cause you're my best friend mom." :-)
...goodbye temper tantrums, hello sweet child.
“Used the leaf blower for the first time today. SO MUCH FUN!!!!!! I felt like...”
Etsy find: (im)mature content...more critters →
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Squirrel Power
So the pitter patter of little feet was, in fact, a Flying Squirrel. If you’re old enough, think Rocky and Bullwinkle. Rocky was sort of a flying squirrel, I believe. Anyway, they are not light like a mouse. They are “gregarious” according to the pest control guy, Sean, who came to help me figure out what was going on. He described them as “partiers, the frat boys who...
“I don’t like babies. Only the bad ones…the ones that cry.”
– Sienna
Pitter patter
Right now I hear the pitter patter of little feet. Above my head… inside the ceiling. Running laps. Pitter patter, pitter patter. Where are the God damned traps?
Great day, with tons of good news:
my dad was released from the hospital early!
nephew Brexton Jonah Bartlett was born today!
Sienna got a real nap today at preschool, first of her preschool career!
Best dinner hour in ages!!
“I’d be honored to read your blob.”
– my non-native English speaking friend :-)
Kickstarter - The Sea Is All I Know [Finishing... →
This looks like an excellent film. Anything you can do to contribute would be grand.
Exiting the voting polls
S: I wanna see a boat. Where's the boat?
me: No, there aren't any boats. It's a VOTE. There's no water.
There's a bill called the "Deadbeat Client Bill"
fartwithheadphoneson:
…which protects freelancers from being stiffed on jobs.
Well THERE’S something I’m definitely interested in :)
On the way home from school, day after Halloween
S.: are we gonna see the grime worm?
Me: the what?
S.: the grime worm. Were gonna see them...right?
Me: Ummm...I don't know who the grime worms are. Can you say it slow?
S.: the GRIME WORM. The GRIME WORM!!!
Me: I'm sorry Boo, I don't know what you mean....
S.: we're gonna drive by the grime worm. Right?
Me: I don't know grime worm, grime worm... OH!! You mean the BRIDE and GROOM?
S: yeah, the Grime and Groom. We gonna see them?
Me: Yes. We can drive by and see them...I'll go another way.
Some people had the bride and groom of Frankenstein outside their house in a mock cemetery. We've been driving by daily to see whether their faces are visible or covered by garbage bags...so they weren't destroyed before Halloween.
We drove by and they had already TAKEN THEM DOWN. Blasphemy!!! Who wouldn't milk a perfectly spooky romantic display for at least ONE MORE DAY????
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Reeling...my father is having his voice box...
On Halloween morning my father called me and left a strange uncomfortable sounding message. He never leaves “normal” messages. The idea of leaving a message at all makes him uncomfortable but this one was worse than the usual. I was stuck at Sunday lunch out with friends and our kids. So I called back in the parking lot and left him a short message mentioning Halloween and inviting him...
October 2010
6 posts
“Thrilled to be using ‘Concentrate’ for the mac. Love it!”
– http://getconcentrating.com/
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
“Please excuse my appearance. Trying to find and tweak a Tumblr theme that...”
Mad Men Madness
My Pocket of Sunshine has faded for now
This season’s last episode of Mad Men aired on Sunday. It had more twists and turns than I expected and Don Draper’s evolution continues to move forward with or without my blessing. I have to accept that the Don I think I know may not be the Don that Matthew Wiener has in mind. Don scooped Megan, brought her to Disneyland to help with the...
“Stop thinking of why you can’t and start taking action to show how you...”
– Ralph Marston