Happy Thanksgiving
2007.11.19 15:44
Took some time the other day to read to my older daughter's class, N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims for the holiday. It is a great book that retells the story of the Pilgrims emigration to the new world through a wonderful narrative. The real prize here, however, is the use of N. C. Wyeth's painting. One of the greatest American illustrators, it is a nice book to share with your kids during this season; one to help them remember why we should be thankful in our lives, but also for the gorgeous illustrations from the master, N. C. Wyeth.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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Happy New Year
2007.01.02 07:40
Well, 2006 was a great year for my family, both personally and professionally. As I reflect all that happened this past year, I am gladdened by my experiences. I am also cautiously optimistic for the new year. Many projects on the horizon and some new technologies will be revealed. First, most people will be looking to MacWorld to see if the Apple iPhone makes it debut. After that we have the newest release of Adobe's toolset, as well as a myriad of other good releases happening.
Here's to 2007!
flickr fun
2006.12.14 08:05
Just found out about this from Boing Boing. Two little bits of holiday fun for your flickr library. Add a note to any of your images labeled "ho ho ho hat" and it will place a Santa Hat on your image. Add another note labeled "ho ho ho beard" and it will place a Santa Beard on the image. That is a little bit of fun for the holiday season.
Charlie Brown Christmas redux
2006.12.12 14:53
I just got an email from a friend with this link to a version of the Charlie Brown Christmas as performed by the cast of HBC TV's hit Scrubs. This is no simple reading of the script, but rather a re-interpretation by the cast. It is funny, a little blue, but mostly funny.If you are If you are a fan of the show, you are aren't you, you will love this version. With all due respects to Sparky.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
2006.12.11 11:42
Watching this cartoon as a kid, and countless times now that I am a father, I always wondered whatever happened to these puppets. A few years back I was at Kevin Smith's comic book shop in Red Bank, NJ and saw a couple of great books on the production of the cartoon, but it never really stated what happened to the puppets.
Well they were found last year. Well only a couple of puppets survived and they were in pretty bad shape. Here is a nice bit of info on their restoration and some nice pics.
Holiday season begins…
2006.10.31 22:12
With the Halloween sugar buzz still resonating in my head, we begin the holiday season. Today we celebrate All Saints Day and march towards Thanksgiving. We will be inundated with countless lists of the best this or that gift for the holidays. I literally received a 3" stack of catalogues the other day and I can only expect it to get worse. Marketers trying to gain an edge over their competitors in a race to Q4 profits…ahhh that Christmas spirit just makes you all warm and snuggly doesn't it?
Happy Halloween!
2006.10.31 08:03
Happy Halloween! I remember watching the Charlie Brown Halloween special as a kid. It is a great holiday institution in our family and a wonderful memory of a simpler time.
These days my daughters trick-or-treat at a few friends houses and we have a special dinner together. There is not the care-free candy binge of my childhood due to the changing nature of the society we live in. But at least we still have It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!