case(y) in point

braden photo post...

2008-10-28T10:43:00.001-07:00

playing with his friends...

at the fresno fair...

i can't believe i'm saying this...

2008-10-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

I know, two days in a row...impressive, to say the least.

Well, as the title says, I can't believe I'm saying this...but HP may have outsmarted Apple. Let me explain: Last January, Apple introduced the MacBook Air and there were a lot of rumors out there that the new laptop would have a touch screen. I was so excited that this might be the case. I watched intently as the announcement was made.........but the touch screen never materialized. At the latest announcement, they updated the laptops again and no touch screen. A reporter asked Steve Jobs why they haven't looked at touch screen for laptops, Jobs said that "they don't make a lot of sense to us."

Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy talk?? With the wild success of iPhones and their wonderful functionality, Apple obviously has the knowledge and expertise to make this work for laptops or desktops. Instead, HP has beaten them to the punch and come out with a REALLY COOL computer that steals a lot of the mystique from Apple. I know touch screens and tablets are not revolutionary technology but Apple is the perfect company to bring them to the mainstream and make them standard features. I'm starting to ramble, but I just can't believe that Apple, a company that is always so good at reading the market and consumers, would let HP bring their Touchsmart to market while they sit idly and laud their "multi-touch trackpad".

Whew! At least I got that off of my chest. Maybe some Apple intern will read this and send it along to Steve Jobs. My message: "Steve, listen to me. Trackpads cramp your hands. Touch screens are a 'game changer'. Make it happen."

AWOL blogger...

2008-10-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

I've been offline for a long time now...but I'm making an attempt to return.

So here's a video that makes me chuckle uncontrollably everytime...

"That's right! Ice...Man. I am dangerous."

the more you know...

2008-09-07T23:17:00.000-07:00

I learned two things today...

1) Baby saliva ruins these:

...especially this part:

2) They cost $79.00 to replace...OUCH!

youtube of the day...

2008-08-19T12:33:00.000-07:00

Funny on so many different levels...yet very awesome.

i love olympics...

2008-08-14T23:54:00.000-07:00

Jamie and I have been watching the Olympics pretty intently this year. It's almost time to go to bed (about to turn midnight), but a lot of the good stuff doesn't come on until late...I'm gonna pay for this in the morning.

Well, I never posted any of our cruise photos...but I guess it's better late than never...although, just a few weeks time have passed and already Braden looks older than he did on the cruise....he even has two teeth now.

Everyone (including Braden) had to do the mandatory lifeboat drill. Notice the green ankle band in case we misplaced him.

I got to go on a four-wheeler tour of Mexico's Wine Country...which basically was one small town and a winery.

singalong...with braden....

2008-07-22T06:31:00.000-07:00

Vacation pictures are still on their way...

Phil Wickham thought that I had a really cute son...so he put him on a promotional poster...can you find him?

and we're back...

2008-07-18T13:15:00.000-07:00

...pictures to follow.

sailing the high seas...

2008-07-14T06:01:00.000-07:00

For the next 5 days, the three of us will be enjoying our first family cruise. We are leaving (any minute) to drive to Long Beach and we will return on Friday. This will also be Braden's first extended car ride, so we're hoping everything goes smoothly. See you when we get back.

breaking news flash...two weeks late

2008-07-09T21:40:00.000-07:00

About two weeks ago, Braden started scooting around. We took a few videos and here is a short one that illustrates his unique "army crawl with paralyzed legs method". Once I have a good video of him learning to use his knees, I'll post that too.

has anyone ever told you...

2008-07-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

one curious talent that I've always considered my own, is the ability to find random look-alikes.

to showcase this talent (is talent the right word?), i have decided to start posting them when I see them (look-alikes, that is)

LOOK-ALIKE EPISODE #1
STEVE NASH vs. JACKIE EARLE HALEY (the tough kid from Bad News Bears)

happy july 4th...

2008-07-04T08:18:00.000-07:00

even more pictures...

2008-06-27T15:04:00.000-07:00

Being the proud father that I am, my blog often turns into an online photo album of my son...

These were taken about a month ago by Danielle McEntee, a friend of Jamie's. Unfortunately, on this day, Braden was not the most cooperative little guy. But she took some great pictures anyway. She has started her own photography company, Dani Mac Photography. She also has a blog. Check her out.

traffic update...

2008-06-13T08:07:00.000-07:00

As I told you before, I started using Google Analytics...and I was happy to discover that 57% of my traffic comes from users with the Mac operating system...including one iPhone user...so congrats to the many Apple lovers out there...and extra congrats to the lone iPhone user (ie. iPhoner)...

If you are my iPhone reader...make yourself known...

google comes to fresno...

2008-06-12T06:35:00.000-07:00

I'm assuming that most of you know about a wonderful Google innovation known as Street View. If you haven't heard...it's only the coolest thing ever created. Basically, it takes Google Maps and adds street level photography. In other words, you can see a picture of your house (under construction), your parent's house and anywhere else that the Google Car can get to. It already was one of my favorite Google products...but now Street View has invaded Fresno and it is awesome.

Also, the new Street View technology (used in Fresno) automatically blurs faces. However, in the beginning stages, there was no such technology, leading to cameras catching funny stuff such as: Cubs manager Lou Pinella outside of a Wrigley Field bar.

positive post thursday...

2008-06-05T04:30:00.000-07:00

My positive post series has been pretty non-existent...(does that mean it has been neutral?)...so I'm going to fix that and bring back a little positivity.

My wife and I have been married for nearly four years now (June 26th...I haven't forgotten) and to be real honest with you, the viewing audience, they have been the best four years of my life...(that's right, even better than high school). So I just wanted to gush a little bit about how awesome my beautiful wife is. She is a ridiculously super-mom. Braden and her have been the best of friends for about seven months now.

Month #1

Month #7

When I get home, they are usually playing and you can tell that he loves his mom a lot already. He usually wakes her up at the crack of dawn (5:45-6:15ish) but she is always excited to see him and they get an early start on playtime.

Jamie can be pretty quiet around most people, but at our house she makes me laugh daily...nay, hourly. Her sense of humor is dry, sarcastic and really funny. Even Braden has been laughing at her lately....see here:

I could go on and on about her incredible work ethic or her humble attitude, but I think that I'm already gonna be in trouble for writing this much about her...

I did want to add...although she didn't want a single person to know about this....Jamie was recently inducted into the Athletic Wall of Honor at Fresno Christian. She really deserved this honor because she absolutely is one of the best soccer players that I've ever seen....and although this doesn't necessarily qualify her for any other awards, you have to trust me when I say it....

If you took a bunch of different sports...maybe eight to ten....and had the very best female athletes in the world compete at all of them....I honestly think that she'd win...I know that sounds crazy, but she can play any sport better than you...I guarantee it.

You should read more about the Wall of Honor and check out her accomplishments.

In closing, my wife rocks...I love her very much

thanks gene...

2008-06-03T13:10:00.000-07:00

Gene sent me this awesome photo today...it is now one of my favorites.

google is my friend...

2008-06-03T13:04:00.000-07:00

I discovered Google Analytics a long time ago...yet I hadn't started using it until I read a post by this guy...so now I'm using it...which means I'd better start posting so I don't go into a state of depression when I look at my poor numbers and realize nobody is watching....(at least I'll know how the Arrested Development folks felt)

papa schultz day...

2008-05-14T15:22:00.000-07:00

If you are a Fresno Christian Alumnus...
stop by and give Papa Schultz an online hug at his retirement blog...he would love to hear from you.

If you attended some other high school that was not nearly as awesome...
go to the blog anyway and read about how much we loved our principal for the past 30 years.

http://www.fresnochristian.com/fcnews/?p=15

Braden photo post

2008-05-05T12:32:00.001-07:00

Braden's accident

2008-04-13T20:47:00.000-07:00

-WARNING!!-
IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH OR ARE OPPOSED TO POTTY HUMOR...DO NOT WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO

positive post thursday...

2008-04-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

in an effort to infuse some positivity into the often-depressing world of the internet, a couple of my friends (gene and luke...who are also approximately 66% of my readership) have begun a weekly post series called "positive post tuesday" (i believe the tradition started here)...i am following suit, however, i don't want to cram too much positive-ness into one day...so mine will be called..."positive post thursday"....

i will keep this post short since i am at work...and my break is ending...and my phone just started ringing...

check these guys out...they are some college friends of my brother's...they are going to be kayaking down the entire mississippi river from minnesota to the gulf of mexico to raise money for an organization that fights human sex trafficking...their website is very informative and really opened my eyes to what a huge issue this is around the world...

so if you are asking yourself, "how is this a positive post?"...well, i was really encouraged to see how young people are tackling tough issues and using the internet to get the word out...if you have a few extra bucks, send it their way...if not, give them an encouraging comment...that's all....

http://www.upstreambattle.blogspot.com/

braden photo post....SUPERSIZED

2008-03-14T08:49:00.000-07:00

after a nearly two month hiatus...i am back with a vengeance and an all-new supersized episode of braden photos...

this photo session took place yesterday afternoon when i got home from work...unfortunately, jamie decided that after we were done taking pictures she would fling the camera out of her hands and onto our concrete driveway...the camera perished...fortunately, the pictures did not.

and without further ado...

hucka-tee...

2008-01-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

i was excited to wear my new huckabee rock shirt today...

macworld review...

2008-01-15T16:47:00.001-08:00

I know that some people are a little disappointed with the MacWorld Expo
2008 keynote but I was actually pleased. Most of my disappointment (and
probably others also) stems from the fact that the products that were
unveiled are not core items (iPods, traditional laptops, desktops, etc).
But they really came out with some innovative products that continue to
impress...

Scores on a scale of 1-10:

Time Capsule- 10
I really thought that this was an awesome innovation. It is a wireless
base station and a 500MB or 1TB hard drive that syncs itself...for
$300-$500?!?!?!?...they must not be making much money on those because
you can't buy anything else even close to that for the same amount of
money...

Movie Rentals- 7.5
I think that this was long overdue...I know that most people probably
won't agree, but I'm really excited to watch movies straight off of
iTunes...I would much rather do that and have a month to watch the movie
than go to Blockbuster and have three days, plus the price is
equivalent...the next product solves the "watch on your computer"
problem...

Apple TV- 9
I really thought this was a great update of an existing product...Apple
realized that the original AppleTV was not working and they took steps
to fix it. You don't even need to own an Apple computer...you just order
your movies or TV shows straight from your TV and watch them in all of
their HD glory...

MacBook Air- 8.5
MacBook Air (the name)- 2
First things first...the name is terrible...now, on we go...
When you think about it, this laptop will blow your mind...it's thickest
point is thinner than the thinnest point of any other laptop...with a
multi-touch pad...and an 80GB hard drive. It truly is an amazing piece
of technology...having said that, I hope that Apple didn't over-estimate
how many people need/want an "ultra-portable" laptop when a traditional
laptop will do just fine...

My initial impression of the keynote was: "That's it?" but after
thinking about it...this is a solid offering of updates with a really
impressive centerpiece (MacBook Air)...not every MacWorld Expo will
produce an iPhone or an iPod...

Final Grade:
Technology, Innovation, Impressivityness = A-
Marketplace Awareness, Will People Buy It? = C+

bonus video post...

2007-12-24T14:21:00.001-08:00

braden grows up...

2007-12-21T11:37:00.000-08:00

as you can see, my son has already grown up (he stands up for pete's sake)...i don't know what else to say...i feel like he's gonna be starting kindergarten pretty soon.

shutterfly is super fly...

2007-11-30T10:47:00.000-08:00

jamie and i decided that this christmas would be the year that we send out our first christmas card...we had heard great things about the website Shutterfly...so we thought we'd give it a try...the result: absolute success...

the best part: we didn't actually order the cards until monday night at 9:00 pm but with standard shipping (3 to 7 days) they arrived in wednesday's mail...yeah you heard me right...printed and shipped in one day...

so kudos to shutterfly...and watch your mailbox...awesome-ness is on the way...

more braden...

2007-11-26T10:03:00.000-08:00

here's a few more pictures of my young son...as you can see, he has already developed quite a sense of humor...

remember, remember the fourth of november

2007-11-05T20:02:00.000-08:00

my son arrived on time...almost to the hour...the countdown to Braden was scheduled to end at noon on nov 4th (his due date) and he did not disappoint by arriving 58 minutes ahead of schedule.

vital statistics
weight: 7 lbs, 6 oz.
height: 19 in.
birthdate: 11/4/07 - 11:02 am
location: clovis community hospital

...and now a few photos to tell the story...

...after laboring from midnight to 5 am (while i slept...she didn't wake me) the contractions began increasing in frequency...by 8 am, we decided that it was time to go to the hospital...

...when we arrived at the hospital, jamie was already at 6 cm so things moved quickly...but there was time for a picture in between contractions...

...the contractions got worse, jamie pushed, he popped out, and we took our first picture...

...mom did a fine job...

...in aunt jordan's arm...

...our first family picture...

...his eyes opened, but the picture was blurry...

...we dressed him up...and his clothes are still a little big...

...and then we went home...

planes, trains and automobile rentals

2007-10-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

i found a crazy site today thanks to cnn.com...

it is a website for people who want to get discount rates on airfare, hotels and other travel stuff...now i know what your thinking...

"but casey, i'm always looking at travelocity and that stupid gnome never gives me a good deal. plus it is too much work to wade through all the junk and advertisements on those sites"

you would have a great point...except this site is different...it searches every other site (orbitz, priceline, travelzoo, etc) and gives you all of the information in a ridiculously easy-to-read fashion...

go check it out...i was playing around and found unbelievably cheap rates and now i'm ready to become a world traveler...except for the fact that i have a son arriving in two weeks...

www.sidestep.com

baby update

2007-10-17T08:19:00.000-07:00

this is the last baby update you will receive:

age: t-minus 2.5 weeks
height: 19-21 in. (head to toe)
weight: 6.8 lbs. (average)
vital organs: fully developed
position: head down, ready to go

we're almost there and we are pumped!!

weekly wonder of wikipedia #3

2007-09-28T14:59:00.000-07:00

this week's weekly wonder of wikipedia is near and dear to my heart...mostly because i wrote it (in collaboration with gene)

it is a short article about our good friend phil 's new album...cannons

Weekly Wonder of Wikipedia #3

baby update

2007-09-28T12:24:00.000-07:00

for those of you who are interested in keeping up with the physical development of my son...here are some facts:

age: t-minus 5.2 weeks
height: 18 in. (head to toe)
weight: 5.5 lbs.
vital organs: fully developed (lungs still getting finishing touches)
position: head down, ready to go

all about me...

2007-09-16T00:21:00.000-07:00

i was tagged...

Here are the rules:
- Each player starts with eight random facts about themselves.
- Those who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight facts and post these rules.
- At the end of the post, choose some people to get tagged and list their names.

ONE
i drove a 1966 mustang during high school. generally it was fairly reliable except for two glaring occasions:
-the first day of school (senior year)
-junior/senior prom (that's right, in my tux and all)

TWO
as a child (sometime between 1st and 4th grade) i considered running away. i am not sure why, i don't remember being unhappy. i think that i just thought i'd be better off living on the streets or something. i also took a picture to leave with my parents. i never did make it though...i lived in madera, so it would have been a long walk to get to "the streets"

THREE
my friends and i brought a barbeque to school during our senior year of high school and hosted a number of tailgate parties during lunch

FOUR
my grandpa (who passed away last year) fought in world war ii and was in a plane that was shot down over germany. he was in a prisoner of war camp for months until he was rescued by the british army. he was only given one potato per day as his meal which caused him to pretty much pass on the mashed potatoes for the rest of his life.

FIVE
although i played sports for my entire childhood, i never once received a physical fitness award (not even national, and definitely not presidential) simply because i couldn't touch my toes. i ran the mile, shuttle run, pull-ups, sit-ups. but the v-sit, sit and reach, or whatever they liked to call it always got the better of me.

SIX
i will pass out or throw up if i bleed. you can bleed as much as you want, i'll be fine. but please don't make me bleed. to try and conquer this fear, i gave blood for the first time a month ago. i barely made it, and you'd have thought that i just got my skin bleached, but i did it...and i'm still just as bad as before.

SEVEN
i learned to read when i was three years old, and by kindergarten i could read at an eighth grade level. i was not allowed to read in our normal reading groups and a special reading partner from the junior high came and "tutored" me. unfortunately that was the highlight of my academic career.

EIGHT
while i would always choose to live in a city, i secretly really like nature. i love to go hiking. yosemite is probably the coolest place i've ever been. and someday i want to do one of those survival campouts. you know where you grab a hiking pack and head out into the wilderness for a week or two and live off the land. i don't know if i'd know how to live off the land, but i'd like to try.

so that's it. i gave a few fun facts for anybody who reads this thing. i don't think that i have anyone to tag who hasn't already been tagged...so carson, you're it.

weekly wonder of wikipedia #2

2007-08-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

the second installment of my new highly anticipated series demonstrates the dedication and imagination of the wonderful star trek fans that live out there in the world wide web...please notice the meticulous attention to detail including full color graphs and even an artist's rendering of a concept that does not and will not ever exist

Weekly Wonder of Wikipedia #2

weekly wonder of wikipedia #1

2007-08-16T21:48:00.000-07:00

i have decided that my blog is boring and it is time to get with the program...therefore i have started the weekly wonder of wikipedia...it will be a weekly tribute to an outstanding, informational, obscure or unappreciated article that may be lying dormant in the deepest depths of wikipedia world...

my first article is a tribute to my so-cal brother (whose blog you can check out here)...this was one of his favorite tv shows as a child and since only 26 episodes were created, it didn't last for too long...the second section entitled "the life of the gnomes" is my favorite...

Weekly Wonder of Wikipedia #1

baby update

2007-08-16T21:40:00.001-07:00

let me update you all on the status of our baby boy (he goes by Braden or Brady for short)...

Braden is getting close to two and a half pounds...he is kicking and punching his mother in the stomach like crazy (i will talk to him about that when he comes out)...the doctor says that he is growing normally and healthy...jamie has gained nearly 20 pounds and she still has eleven weeks to go...i have spent the past few weeks working on his nursery and it is just about finished...

july in review (belated)

2007-07-30T08:20:00.000-07:00

my blog break has ended once again...and I'm back with a vengeance.

well, the month of july went like this...

WEEK ONE - return from company training, unpack suitcase, start new job, move out of apartment, into new house, meet neighbors, paint new house, mow lawn at new house, pack suitcase for next week.
WEEK TWO - enjoy a nice relaxing vacation at shaver lake with in-laws.
WEEK THREE - unpack suitcase, unpack boxes, paint baby's room, assemble furniture, meet more neighbors, spray for bugs, receive first mortgage bill (ouch!), pack suitcase for next week.
WEEK FOUR - enjoy a nice relaxing vacation at hume lake with belmont family.

as you can see, i was stressed and unstressed all at the same time...

and here's the new house...

that's my boy...

2007-06-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

as you may have already guessed...we're having a boy...i'm pretty stoked about the whole situation...i would love to have a girl but it sure is exciting to think about having "my boy"...he'll throw the touchdown passes and i'll stand in the crowd and yell, "that's my boy!!"...it should be a great time...

i'm working on posting an ultrasound picture but i don't have a scanner right now...

i started my new job at PG&E on friday...it was very different from the unique world of truss manufacturing...basically the tattoos per capita were much lower...not quite as low as maybe a bank or something but lower than i was used to...as part of my training i am leaving to go to livermore tomorrow...i will spend the week there and come back on friday...this would be great but we are closing escrow on our house this week, so that leaves a lot for my beautifully pregnant wife to take care of...

i know i am sounding like the boy who cried wolf here but stay tuned for a strong week of blogs...i am going to be pretty bored while i'm out of town so i should be full of stuff to write.

by the way...as always check out gene's blog...he's on an awesome road trip.

so many things to talk about

2007-06-09T11:22:00.000-07:00

so, as the title suggests, we have so many things to talk about...

-our house will be finished on june 26th...which also happens to be our three-year wedding anniversary...so that's good news.

-jamie and i are having our first child in november (also good news). the only question is...will it be "little casey" or "little jamie"??? that question should get answered in the next few weeks...stay tuned for the big announcement.

-after spending the past year driving to visalia for work, i have decided to stop. in two weeks i will start at pg&e. i'll basically be doing the same thing that jamie does but on the electric side of things. so we're pretty excited about that.

-i was thinking, "hey, gas is expensive and if i'm not gonna drive to visalia anymore, why do i need a car??" so my idea is to buy one of these bad boys:

jamie thinks i'm joking...but i may not be...

-my (sort of) cousin/friend grant is moving back to minnesota...it is a sad time for everyone...thought i'd let you know since i devoted a whole post to him and his state

-my friend/buddy gene has completed his album that he has been working on for basically forever...check it out here...it's grrrr-eat (tony the tiger...you don't hear that much anymore)

hopefully my blog will evolve into something more than just a news report...i'm working on that

quick update

2007-05-16T22:12:00.000-07:00

so here's what's new:

-after our latest doctor's visit...our child has a heartbeat...and i heard it.

-our house is about six weeks from being finished.

-my brother is in China...you can read about him here and here

i will post again soon...

i forgot to blog...for a long time

2007-04-25T22:57:00.000-07:00

obviously, this blogging thing is much more difficult than i had expected because it has already been a month since my last post...well a lot has changed in a month...

this may not be news to you (whomever you are) but i will tell you anyway: on november 4, 2007 i am planning on being at clovis community hospital celebrating the birth of my first child (if it's on time)...i know it is hard to believe but...BELIEVE IT BABY!!...yeah we're real excited...the little guy or gal should look like this right about now.

i have a lot of thoughts to talk about but it is late (11:15) and i have to be up early (4:30)...besides, i need to start sleeping extra now before it is time to get out of bed to change diapers...

expect another blog in the next 48 hours for more details

living the american dream...in minnesota

2007-03-27T11:58:00.000-07:00

first things first: to clarify something in my last post...fancher creek is a new development that will be built in SE fresno that will be even bigger than riverpark (at some point)...it's actually very exciting, click on the link above to read more.

now to the real issue at hand...i have a cousin whose family is from the great state of minnesota...one of his family members decided to move out here to the west coast...after spending a fine amount of time with this relative (we'll call him Grant...because that's his name) i have learned quite a bit about the north star state, and i believe that minnesota, while not generally considered a heavyweight when one thinks of the status of states, is pound for pound the finest state around.

my reasons are these:
1) apparently, residents of northern u.s. states have a term for people who are exceptionally thoughtful or considerate...it's called "minnesota nice"...can you imagine a person saying, "that person was so nice, they were 'california nice'...yeah, i think not.
1b) on the same note as point #1...minnesotans have a unique sense of community and culture...for example, the state fair is known as "the great minnesota get-together" and get this...1.7 million people attend in a state that only has 5.1 million people...THAT MEANS THAT NEARLY 1 IN 3 PEOPLE ATTEND THE STATE FAIR!!!...state fairs are awesome and minnesotans understand that.
2) minnesota has 10,000 lakes and more miles of bike trails than any other state...do you know what you can do with 10,000 lakes??
3) they have a state photograph!!
4) they have the world's largest ball of twine!!

5)...and finally the biggest reason that i believe minnesota to be the great state that it is...

if you asked every single person in the united states, "have you done something interesting in you're lifetime?"...i theorize that minnesotans will have the highest per capita rate of yes answers than any other state in the u.s....if you don't believe me check out my extremely shortened list of interesting minnesotans...

-macgyver
-paul bunyan
-bob dylan
-f. scott fitzgerald
-ric "the nature boy" flair
-judy garland
-j. paul getty
-moonlight graham
-billy graham
-charles lindbergh
-john madden
-walter mondale
-prince
-charles schulz
-kevin sorbo
-vince vaughn
-laura ingalls wilder
-yanni

can you believe that?...that's practically a who's who of american history...and believe me there are other big names from 'sota (as i now call it) but i'm running out of space here.

but for now, i'm done...i've gone on for far too long...if you've made it this far congrats...i promise to write shorter posts from now on.

goodbye...and go visit minnesota.

stunning news!!

2007-03-23T15:42:00.000-07:00

this may or may not actually be stunning news...i just thought that it would be a great teaser...so drum roll please, my wife and i are purchasing our first house...hooray

it is a beazer home, located at temperance and kings canyon...wait, i know what you're thinking..."that's kind of a rough area, casey"...and to that i say "hogwash"...

-SE fresno is the largest growth area in the city...
-we are in the beginning stages of a multi phase tract...
-on all sides of us there are other companies that are building tracts that are huge
-and i'm tired of living in an apartment

here is a picture of the house

it will be a few months until we move in...we're looking at sometime in june...so to you i say, "join the southward migration...down with riverpark and up with fancher creek"

update to first post

2007-03-22T17:31:00.000-07:00

i added a profile picture...i have zero good pictures of myself because i usually am the one taking the pictures...in fact...i took this one at disneyland while waiting for thunder mountain railroad...hopefully it is neither emo-ish nor narcissistic...as always, i expect feedback on this...

my first post

2007-03-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

well, this is my blog's maiden voyage...to celebrate, i actually smashed a bottle of champagne across the front of my iBook like they do on ocean liners...just kidding...i'm too mature for that...speaking of maturity...i will probably be abandoning myspace and facebook as i have obviously become much too mature for those things...just kidding...i will keep them around so i can check up on everybody...for now...unless no one reads my blog...then it's back to "the space" and "the book."

i am very new to this blog thing so i am accepting constructive criticsm...such as, "you're boring"...or "why do you always use that three period thingy?"...etc.,...to answer the second question...complete sentences are very difficult for someone like me...plus, writing in this fashion allows me to type as i think...so i will...a lot...it's my blog...i'm hungry...when will class end?...see? those are my thoughts...right there in front of you.

so i will stop rambling and get to the point...my blog is not very good...yet....so i'm gonna keep practicing, but in the meantime check out my good friend Gene's blog...he actually has interesting and intelligent things to say...plus he posts his music...so it's win/win/win...and it's kind of ironic that i'm writing this since he is probably the only one reading this...hello gene.

also, as a bonus...check out this guy on youtube...he is really funny and really talented...i can't figure out if the glasses and slow speech are really him or just an act, but either way he's enjoyable...my favorites are rocky remixed and this guitar dealy-o.

so tune in next time...and somebody suggest some better names for my blog...or else you're stuck with the current title

case(y) in point

braden photo post...

i can't believe i'm saying this...

AWOL blogger...

the more you know...

youtube of the day...

i love olympics...

singalong...with braden....

and we're back...

sailing the high seas...

breaking news flash...two weeks late

has anyone ever told you...

happy july 4th...

even more pictures...

traffic update...

google comes to fresno...

positive post thursday...

thanks gene...

google is my friend...

papa schultz day...

Braden photo post

Braden's accident

positive post thursday...

braden photo post....SUPERSIZED

hucka-tee...

more video...

macworld review...

bonus video post...

braden grows up...

shutterfly is super fly...

more braden...

remember, remember the fourth of november

planes, trains and automobile rentals

baby update

weekly wonder of wikipedia #3

baby update

all about me...

weekly wonder of wikipedia #2

weekly wonder of wikipedia #1

baby update

july in review (belated)

that's my boy...

so many things to talk about

quick update

i forgot to blog...for a long time

living the american dream...in minnesota

stunning news!!

update to first post

my first post