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And suddenly, I feel the need to leave the 'burbs 5

And suddenly, I feel the need to leave the 'burbs

We’ve been living out in the suburbia of Sandy for almost 5 years now. During that time, I always thought that we had a pretty good thing going, an affordable house on a relatively large lot with a short drive...

Some Thoughts on Facebook, Security, and Privacy 1

Some Thoughts on Facebook, Security, and Privacy

There’s been quite a firestorm about Facebook and its issues with protecting user privacy. In particular, Facebook has been changing their Terms of Service (ToS) to just about let them do anything with any and all data you provide. I...

Samsung Moment, redux 0

Samsung Moment, redux

Remember that big, long review I posted of our new phones a couple of months back? Well, it’s gotten a long-anticipated update to Android 2.1 which, honestly, almost makes it feel like a new phone. I know at least a...

Surgery and Recovery 5

Surgery and Recovery

I know, it’s been two weeks since the surgery. I suck at waiting so long. Here’s the scoop on how it went. Liam’s surgery went very well. Both surgeons were pleased at the outcome. This surgery separated his two joined...

Waiting 2

Waiting

We’ve been sitting in the waiting area for almost three hours now. Liam’s been going through his surgery and we’ve been doing anything we can to distract ourselves. It’s the longest wait imaginable. I don’t know how the parents here...

The Samsung Moment: A Review 3

The Samsung Moment: A Review

Warning: If you don’t want to read a geeked-out in-depth review of a cell phone, turn away now. No, seriously. Unless you’re getting ready to pick up a new one and like Sprint, this isn’t the post for you. Afterwards...

Goodbye, Moto. I need a Moment. 4

Goodbye, Moto. I need a Moment.

As a first-time smartphone buyer, I really didn’t know what I was looking for when I picked up my Motorola Q9c a couple of years ago. All of my research centered around the checkbox features of the phone delivered at...

Today Marks the Complete and Total Irrelevance of Apple 0

Today Marks the Complete and Total Irrelevance of Apple

The backbone of any company, especially one that deals in technology, is innovation. You need to come up with better ideas than everyone else to be the best at what you do and win the hearts of your customers. Inevitably,...

Liam's Hand Surgery 0

Liam's Hand Surgery

A lot of people are asking about it, so I thought maybe I should just get it written down in one spot so I stop having to repeat myself. Liam’s hand surgery has been scheduled for April 28 at Children’s...

Recipe: Savory Butternut Squash 0

Recipe: Savory Butternut Squash

Butternut squash is one of those ingredients that seems to intimidate a lot of cooks. It’s often served in fancy soups in fancy restaurants, an ingredient like filet mignon that seems out of reach of the home cook. Well that’s...