Happy 5th Birthday
¶ by Rob FrieselHappy fifth birthday to you, Holden. I can’t imagine the world without you, nor would I want to.
Journaling, photos, letters home, and other little mementos to remember me by.
Happy fifth birthday to you, Holden. I can’t imagine the world without you, nor would I want to.
A year ago, A. woke up me up from this strange dream about guerrilla pizza marketing to tell me that “it was time to go”, and a couple hours later, Emery Stephen (“Boo”, to us) was born. That’s a picture A. took of him yesterday. 1 I’ve got one last picture to take of him […]
First quarter of 2013 is wrapping up. How’d I do on my goals? Let’s take a look…
Back from Florida. It was a pretty sweet vacation. Complete set of pictures is on Flickr.
After six years, 1 I’m comfortable calling this a tradition: setting some personal goals (“not resolutions”) for the new year. Call me weird, but it makes me feel more comfortable going into the year–like having a map by which to steer. Looking back over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that there are a […]
2012: that’s a wrap! In a personal tradition going back to 2007, I set goals (“not resolutions”) for myself for the year, trying to stick to so-called “SMART” goals. The original 2012 goals post was here, and yes: I’ve been keeping track. 1 As the year closes, it is time to reflect upon those goals […]
Q3 of 2012: wrapped up. For those playing along at home: the original 2012 goals post, and the Q1 and Q2 check-in posts. And now… the Q3 check-in:
It’s funny, the tricks that words play with us sometimes. We listen closely to the words that people choose. The precise words. The connotations and implications. The order of the words. The split-second but pregnant pause between clauses that alters the statement’s meaning. Diction and inflection. Comedic careers are launched with this fuel; political careers […]
Tonight we learned about aluminum, about how batteries work, about current, about axels and gears, and about tiny little screws.
Phew… a few days into Q3 before I realized that I hadn’t taken a moment to reflect. A reflection on the pace of things, perhaps? For those playing along at home: the original 2012 goals post, and the Q1 check-in post. And now… the Q2 check-in: