Monthly Archives: June 2006

Eager Reader

Posted on June 7, 2006 by jetrotz

Amy put Sam in the rocking chair in the nursery this morning, and he decided to start reading without her. He was very intent on ‘Ten Apples Up on Top’ – and stayed there for a while checking out all … Continue reading →

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And Finally Sir, A Wafer Thin Mint…

Posted on June 7, 2006 by jetrotz

You have to appreciate a restaurant where one of the servers suggests that by the end of their eight-course blind tasting menu that you certainly would not have room for a ‘wafer-thin mint’, recalling the seminal scene from Monty Python’s … Continue reading →

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Macro ‘xperiments

Posted on June 6, 2006 by jetrotz

Taking the day off has been good for my creativity. I took a break from working on some docs for work (so not completely a day off I guess) to pull out my macro 50mm and see what I could … Continue reading →

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He of the forked tongue…

Posted on June 6, 2006 by jetrotz

A quick photo post in keeping with the theme of the day….Sam and Dad headed to the Zoo since I was playing hooky today on my birthday. Full gallery is here.

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6-6-66

Posted on June 6, 2006 by jetrotz

So today is full of a bunch of hooey. Someone had the brilliant idea to go and remake the legitimately creepy and good original Omen film and release a new version today, other kooks are predicting the end of days, … Continue reading →

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Timber!

Posted on June 5, 2006 by jetrotz

We’ve had a dead tree in the backyard hanging over our parking slab for a while now, and it has come very close to dropping fairly large limbs on top of Amy’s car. We got the required permits from the … Continue reading →

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Another Happy Birthday

Posted on June 4, 2006 by jetrotz

Sam, as one of the elders in his playgroup, led the way a few weeks ago with his first birthday party – it’s been a sucession of great events organized by the hippest parents around. Here are pics from his … Continue reading →

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Demolition Day(s)

Posted on June 3, 2006 by jetrotz

Parents of kids entering the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool’s new Cabbagetown facility this Fall gathered to gut much of the interior of the building in preparation for renovations through the next few months. Sam will be joining the ‘Cats’ group … Continue reading →

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Savannahnow2.0

Posted on June 2, 2006 by jetrotz

So my old buddies in the new media department of The Savannah Morning News are going all Web 2.0 and relaunching their web presence from a very 1999-era treatment to a clearly forward-looking model incorporating user generated content (blogs, flickr-like … Continue reading →

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