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Christmas Eve...

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:09:37 -0800

Our house is all a bustle, 7 layer salad being made, last minute wrapping, baking cookies for Santa oops forgot to buy some chocolate chips. Trying to talk Ben into making Pie Pops, I think I have won him over, we are going to make chocolate ...

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Cold Late Fall Days

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:57:01 -0800

I went for a walk down to Third Place Books and back and it was cold! I wore a hat, a scarf, a glove, and my heavy coat. This is Seattle, though, so I didn't need long underwear or a sweater or anything. As we walked down the Burke-Gilman Trai...

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Why Higher Powers Are Needed in 12 Step Programs

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:50:23 -0800

I've always been curious why 12 step programs include #2: "recognizing a greater power that can give strength." Today I read a blog on slate titled "Buy Local, Act Evil" by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow that got me thinking. A study showed that those who...

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Busy Busy

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:55:49 -0800

I'm employed full time and a little more, I'm a husband and a father with two kids still living at home, and I'm a man of faith required to attend Mass weekly (and a bit more) and volunteer in service to others. It's easy to over commit. I volun...

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Seasonal Change

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:15:11 -0700

Summer is way over and Fall is here, and boy has it been raining. Every season has it's good and bad points, and I miss the warm weather and bright days, but I like the misty views and the colorful trees with the limited sunlight being very obliqu...

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Happy Halloween

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:46:51 -0700

So guess who lives down the street that's a dead end, past the "End County Maintained Road" sign, where the "image is no longer available"- behind all those trees, what are they hiding? This is the nearest Google streetview to my house. I'm not s...

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Run Vera Run

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:48:44 -0700

My wife, my kids and I (and the dog) participated in the first "Run Vera Run" fundraising 5K run (or in my family's case, walk) at Seward Park on Sunday. The weather was beautiful and the view was awesome, Seward Park and the lake and mountain v...

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The Fabulous Hammers Playing the Harvest Ball at Travelers

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:20:29 -0700

I was lucky enough to see a set and a part of another by the Fabulous Hammers at the Traveler's Harvest Ball on Saturday October 3. The event was great with wonderful Indian food, spiced cider, and pleasant company. The space worked nicely with th...

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Container ship at dusk

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:21:32 -0700

Container ship at dusk Originally uploaded by VirtualSound I love the oblique golden light and brilliant skies and clouds we get in the Summer. Add that to water views and you can take some nice pictures.

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Rome, My Wife, a Song, and the Death of My Father

nobody@vox.com(VirtualSound) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:22:48 -0700

A slightly edited version of this post was publised on the XX blog by By Emma Gilbey Keller. I was born into a Catholic family and baptized as a baby. I attended mass on Easter, Christmas, and maybe 6 or 8 other Sundays each year. I fell in lov...

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