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Corporate Housing
Thankfully, I brought the Xbox with me to Austin, and have some photos ordered from Snapfish, so this corporate apartment in South Austin doesn’t feel like I’m under house arrest. I look out over the garden center of a Home … Continue reading
Henry and Sally on the Wells Fargo ATM
At the Wells Fargo ATM today, noticed the new instruction placard for the envelope-free deposit system had a funny coincidence: both of my kids’ names on it. Funnier because Wells Fargo is a client of DDB. The check is from … Continue reading
Eater L.A. – Great “Top Chef” Coverage
Okay, I know that constantly animating .gif images are not in the realm of web page best practices, but this one illustrates one of my favorite blog finds of late: the play-by-play funny coverage of this season of Top Chef … Continue reading
Some Friday Viral Video Fun
It’s one of those days. It’s raining in L.A. There’s too much work to do and it’s already lunch on Friday. One of those days when you might just need a little laugh. This is a not-quite-an-oldie-but-still-goodie. From Videogum, this … Continue reading
Merry Christmas Baby Jesus!
Uhm, too bad they dumped you off on the folding table, Baby Jesus, after the church Christmas pageant. You look like you’re having a nice nap. Maybe you drank too much wine and just passed out. Nice swaddling clothes. Henry … Continue reading
Internet Gloves from Real Pie
From Real Pie Media sent over what I think may be one of the best industry Christmas presents I’ve gotten in years: Internet Gloves. The handcrafted, fingerless knit gloves (they arrived along with the knitter’s business card) was accompanied by … Continue reading
Opening Night at L.A. Live
Caro’s good friend at A.E.G. invited us to the gala opening of L.A. Live. I think the Los Angeles Times got it right in their review: the garish, monolithic venue is hardly the kind of development that has any appeal … Continue reading
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Turkey in a Glad Bag – L.A. Times Recipe
From the Los Angeles Times, this article in last Wednesday’s Food section touted the awesomeness of the Roast Salted Turkey. We rinsed and dried a 22 pound monster turkey (we have fourteen people coming to dinner on Thursday) – a … Continue reading
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Shark Balloon at Logan’s 2nd Birthday
He’s making out with a shark balloon. Actually, the balloon guy was pretty cool. The only funny part was that the Sharpie on the balloon hadn’t dried before the make out session. So Henry has permanent shark teeth outlines on … Continue reading
Afternoon in Cincinnati
We went to see a movie at a complex in Newport on the river across from downtown Cincinnati. We come across something named ‘Jefferson’ in every town we visit. There is a converted highway span that is now a pedestrian … Continue reading
