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For those of you who read this but do not have accounts you will be able to see some stuff, but I am going to be blocking out lots of the posts for people who are not logged in. It is easy to register so please do it and log in. The page will look the same, but certain posts visibility will change depending on your login status, so check to make sure you are logged in.

You will have to be logged in to see most of the posts from now on.

I an in Miami for a derm conference and wondering why people ever decided to live in Chicago.

Just ran into this video.  I have always enjoyed time lapse video.  But this one of Dubai is unbelievable. The official post is below from Vimeo.

Filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights.
Shot on the Canon 7D, 2×5DmkII and one Panasonic GF1
Dedicated to Sky Vassar who died recently at a tragically young age.
Please read my blog for BTS info.
philipbloom.co.uk/2010/01/24/sky/
Thanks to Media Prima and Talkabout Media
Music is from “The Fountain” by Clint Mansell

vimeo - Dubai

We got a record amount of snow in the Chicago area.  12.9 inches.  It was really fun and even shoveling it wasn’t too bad.  Here is a photo of Ashlee’s car just about buried.  Another little known fact is that there was a 4.2 magnitude earthquake too.  Maybe the weight of all the snow triggered it.  The dogs and Hannah are loving the snow, but it is too deep for everyone except Cinder.

We went to a restaurant in Oak Park called Poor Phil’s. It is normally delicious with a great beer selection and some really good specials. There current special is a Maine lobster for $9.99. Not only was it cheap, it was delicious as well. I hope this one lasts for awhile. We went with Michelle and Michael to celebrate a successful tie between Nadia and Nitro. Enjoy the fun video and for you locals, check it out.

YouTube - Lobster Dinner

So…I just called to make dinner reservations for Friday night and told the host that it was for 5 adults and 2 high chairs. He responded in an odd voice, “Five adults and two high schoolers????”
My mom is dying. Having raised a boy she thinks this is beyond funny. She is picturing us warning him about these two monsterous high schoolers that are going to clean them out. I can’t imagine what was going through his mind.

This is our first family portrait to include Mara.  It turned out really nice.  It reminds me of the Garth Brooks song “Two of a Kind Working on a Full House.”  Enjoy the music and the next time you hear it, we really will be.

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A few posed photos with me and Mara when she was 1 day old.