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Posts from ‘October, 2008’

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s been quite a week. We baked halloween cookies, Daniel and Thomas enjoyed their robot costumes, and Daniel won FIRST PLACE (in the “funniest” category) in his cub scout pack’s pumpkin contest…

We also experienced our first snow of the season (about 6 inches, which is already gone ’cause it’s 60 [...]

Will Kopf, read this post

First of all, a big shout out to the fam in Painted Post, NY. Thanks for the comments on earlier posts. With that out of the way, I need to make a very personal plea to my nephew, Will. He had three comments on this site:
1) He doesn’t like it
2) He was [...]

Removing inefficiency from filing taxes

I lamented in the previous post that the following process occurs for many of our tax returns:
1) Various distributed computers report wage and interest earnings to the IRS
2) These data are then printed out and mailed to taxpayers
3) Taxpayers fill out and mail their tax forms
4) IRS employees enter this information
5) There is some data [...]

Support small business… sort of…

Well, it’s almost election time so I figured I’d do my research. We’re past (most of) the posturing and I figure it’s about time to read up on where Obama and McCain stand on a few key issues. The key question for me is, “Which of the candidates has the interests of the majority in [...]

More Photos from the Archives

While posting more photos to the gallery for mom and dad, I came across a few I considered blog-worthy. Check out these photos of Thomas on a lunch break during a May 2006 hike…

… and here’s a photo of Daniel in Oct 2006, accompanied by a shot of the boys and their cousins at [...]

Russell Brook Campsite

My mom and dad (Glo and Lou, aka “Nanny” and “Poppy”) have kept a trailer at Russell Brook Campsite in the Catskill mountains for several years now. They spend most summer weekends there, and we try to bring the boys to visit as often a we can. In fact, for the past few years we’ve [...]

Apple-Picking 2008

Kath, the boys, and I headed to J-town this weekend for our annual apple-picking, pumpkin-acquiring, cider-donut-eating, corn-maze-negotiating extravaganza. Daniel (left middle on ladder) and Thomas (left bottom) had great fun in the orchard with their cousins…

… Chris (my bro-in-law) demostrated his remarkable physical prowess…

… and we ended the day with a bonfire at Mayfield.

That’s [...]

Photo Gallery Online!

Well, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for.  The photo gallery has arrived! It is fully functional at this point, but there are some layout improvements I will be making in the future. Until then, enjoy some randomly-selected photos uploaded into the inaugural album.
Here are few samples:

Welcome

Just a quick note to start things off.  The main reason behind this blog (and the gallery, for that matter) is to keep family and friends informed about what’s happening with me, Kath, and the boys.
I anticipate weekly (or so) updates on recent activities, along with some photos – once I get the gallery up [...]