Boulder to London

Wow…I can’t believe it’s been a few weeks since I’ve put anything up.  I guess I’ve been out of town a bit, busy with work and getting ready for the holidays.  On the out of town and work bit, I spent the last two weeks in Cork, Ireland which appears to be a lovely place, [...]

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I had a very busy week this week that was a nice mix of social activities and work.  Had Melisse not gotten  tickets a month ago, I would have been very tempted for an early evening in on the couch.  Instead, we enjoyed a fabulous evening at the Union Chapel and a heard an incredible [...]

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I finished ‘The Black Swan’ and have moved on to ‘Bailout Nation’.  I highly recommend The Black Swan as it is a thought provoking book on how little we actually know and how to live in a world of uncertainty.  Oh yeah…don’t forget about the role luck plays!
Bailout Nation has proven to be an easy [...]

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Yesterday I was quietly settling in for a nap on the couch, trying to mind my own business when Melisse exclaims, ‘Let’s go check out some pubs around Angel!’.  I mumbled back, ‘The football match is on in an hour and I need to take a nap first’.  She wasn’t impressed and persisted a bit [...]

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I’m the guy up the mast at the 1 minute mark!

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Everyone has their favourite holiday and Halloween definitely has its share of fanatics.  I’ve personally never been a huge fan probably because I view hunting for and finding the perfect costume to be annoying so I usually end up being a) stressed and b) dressed up as something very uninteresting that is some combination of [...]

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This year for my b-day, Melisse got me a Lavazza Espresso machine!  I’m not really one to get excited about kitchen appliances, but this thing seriously rocks. The cartridges come in a variety of flavours and strengths and are reasonably priced.  The machine is pretty easy to use, however there are different levels of automation [...]

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It’s been a long time since I’ve had two full weeks off from work and I’m actually looking forward to getting back tomorrow.   The past week has been full of doing a lot of nothing which is absolutely perfect. My brother Jim is in town and we’ve spent our time in London exploring a [...]

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My brother Jim worked for Father Greg in LA several years ago and was deeply moved by the way the organization was making a difference in the lives of gang members in East LA. Please support Father Greg with a $10 donation for a great cause!
For more information, check out his book, Father Greg [...]

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It’s been a long time since I’ve put anything up as I’ve been out of town since early September.  I’ll run through the highlights this morning, but if I get time I’ll come back and fill in a bit more detail.
I think my last post was part way through Jenny and Angie’s visit to London.  [...]

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