Author Archives: Jeff

Movie Magic

I often find myself surprised at what my daughter is interested in and what she completely ignores.  We have seen two movies recently that got two very different reactions.  The first was Hugo and the second was The Adventures of TinTin. … Continue reading

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And so the Third Age Approaches an End

I am giving a lot of thought to simplifying my life.  I don’t know what that means exactly but I don’t feel very connected with what’s going on around me.  It is more like I am moving through life as … Continue reading

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Book Completed – The Invention of Hugo Cabret

My daughter and I finished reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret last night.  We saw the movie last year and a friend loaned us a copy of the book.  We read the book over the last few weeks together and … Continue reading

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Time Enough at Last

I was watching the old Twilight Zone episode (one of my all time favorites) with Burgess Meredith over the New Year holiday and it really got me thinking about how I spend my time.  I am trying to lay out some … Continue reading

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Old Dog, New Tricks?

I saw several Code Year tweets scroll through my feed over the last week of the year.  At some point I decided to check it out.  If you haven’t heard about it yet it is an initiative started by Codecademy.com to … Continue reading

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