Author Archives: jetrotz

About jetrotz

the author of this blog.

Charles N. “Chuck” Sagan, 71

Posted on January 12, 2010 by jetrotz

We lost a great man on Sunday. My brother-in-law’s father, Chuck Sagan, passed away suddenly as he and his wife and a large group of friends were returning from a holiday cruise in Ft. Lauderdale. Chuck was such a sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The HD Age, Part Two

Posted on January 8, 2010 by jetrotz

The Trotz household has acquired a brand-new top-of-the-line Sony, their Internet-enabled, Motionflow, Bravia, 1080p, CCFL and generally fully buzzword compliant (sorry, no 3D!) LCD television. This replaces our 2-year old HD set from Sony I blogged about here. Why do … Continue reading →

Posted in Gadgets | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Picture Day, Fall 2009

Posted on November 12, 2009 by jetrotz

So I was (willingly!) drafted once again to take the yearly class and individual photos of the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool a few weeks back. You can see an example of the results in the handsome young boys pictured above! … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, gpcp | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sukkot 2009

Posted on November 9, 2009 by jetrotz

Sam and Amy decorate our 2nd-ever attempt at a Sukkah back in October. We ‘repurposed’ a general use shade/shelter tent we picked up at Target by removing the roof, hanging muslin from the sides, and finding branches around the ‘hood. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Boston Bar Mitzvah

Posted on November 9, 2009 by jetrotz

The family headed to Boston – well, the North Shore to be exact – to join in the festivities around Austin’s Bar Mitzvah. We stayed with the Hogan crew at a quaint little home on a pond in Marblehead, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A few images from Chicago, a town I rarely get to visit, while I was there in late August to speak at a conference.

Posted on November 9, 2009 by jetrotz | Leave a comment
Posted on November 9, 2009 by jetrotz | Leave a comment

I joined a slew of my industry peers for Admonsters XXI. We drank some beer, talked digital ad ops and had a generally fine time in an unseasonably hot Portland in August.

Posted on November 9, 2009 by jetrotz | Leave a comment

Sweetwater Creek

Posted on November 9, 2009 by jetrotz

A Summer outing to a great state park very close to home.

Posted in atlanta | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Brighton NY Fourth of July, originally uploaded by jetrotz. While Amy and I had planned to head downtown to watch the fireworks over Rochester’s downtown bridges, Sam reminded us vehemently that he really wanted to see some things go boom … Continue reading →

Posted on July 5, 2009 by jetrotz | Leave a comment