Between The Lines

What is your biggest ecological or environmental concern? What are you doing to make a difference?
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Global warming.

Saving water, saving water, saving water!

What's a little thing you do every day that brightens the lives of those around you?
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I make sure my girls laugh every day!

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What story of personal greatness, achievement or success would your co-workers or friends be surprised to learn about you?
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I played the part of a bed in my pre-school's rendition of Goldilocks and the 3 bears. A high point of my acting career.

Warm, Contemporary Bedroom

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What are you doing to save money during this economic downslide?
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For starters,  I am making Peet's coffee at home.

Bag of peets

Greatness is not a destination, but a journey. What do you do for your family, career or community that you’re most proud of?
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Great question. I am most proud of the day to day effort that my wife and I spend trying to raise our girls through being a good role model, treating them with respect and fueling their passions with confidence, support and guidance.

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What makes a good video game?

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Above all else, entertaining gameplay. Depending upon the genre, here are some general criteria: solid GUI, breathtaking graphics, amazing frame rate, solid rendering, great soundtrack, attention to detail by the developers and innovation.

Here are some of my favorites:

• All three Halo's
• Call of Duty
• Gears of War
• Madden 09
• SSX Tricky
• ....and Guitar Hero

Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Piggyback

Election Night 2008

History in the making.

Susan tearing up, Talia up late because she wanted to see Barack Obama speak and Trick asleep on Talia.

While watching the speech, Talia said, "he took so long to show up."

Yes...he did.

What is the last gadget you purchased? Why did you have to have it?
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I purchased the iPhone and converted from my Treo. The iPhone is amazing and is a gadget that will forever change the mobile experience. I haven't played with all of the apps yet, so any app recommendations would be appreciated. One app that my brother uses is Shazam, where you can have your iPhone listen to the music being played on the radio (or on the background) and it will identify the song & provide a click to purchase. So cool. The keyboard isn't great and slows down your email productivity, but the positives completely outweigh the negatives. I am still learning new reasons to love it!