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Singing and scootching

Published on May 21, 2008 in Camera, family, Flickr and News. Closed

on the floor - Originally uploaded by schleifnet

Update from a proud daddy and mama: Just wanted all of you to know, Annabel is scootching all over the place. Everyday we giggle as she zip zips around the floor with her inch worm style of almost crawling. Recently, Annabel started singing and playing piano as well…let me explain. She started saying ‘bah bah’ a month ago and then discovered the joy of having her tongue in the air. This led to a tongue out bah or LA and now we enjoy the vocal stylings of the best la-la-er in the world. As to the piano, well Mandy brought out my really old electric keyboard (I think its from junior high, 1992ish) and Annabel has been banging away on the keys ever since. It started as eerie music with a baby on top of the low end of the keys and then migrated to rumbas and more as she found the demo and auto-accompaniment buttons. Can’t wait to see her recording contract in the near future.More to come…

New ways to see what I’m thinking (Twitter and Del.icio.us)

Published on April 29, 2008 in argh!, family, Flickr, Site notice, tech and Web design. Closed

Mike the admin here, just wanted to call you attention to two new things in the sidebar.

Although I don’t like the idea of certain types of social networks (stalking is bad) I have joined twitter, finally. I was sucked in by Twit.tv, Jason Calacanis, Slice of Scifi and PVPonline and just couldn’t hold out any longer.

 I also added a running feed of my del.icio.us bookmarks. I’ve used the site for quite a while to track cool sites and keep tabs on ideas for blog posts for WIN while at flashinsider and bloggingneworleans and i have wanted to add a running tag here for a while, but never got around to it til recently.

 Anyway just wanted to give you a heads up.

Baby’s fine. Wife’s good. Be sure to check flickr often for pics and now movies (add us as a contact to see everything, we like to keep most family photos private).

Dad is a finalist for 2007 IRE Award

Published on March 25, 2008 in family and News. Closed

My father co-wrote a series for the Times Pic back in March called Last Chance. The series discusses coastal erosion, how we are loosing our coast and how Louisiana can hope to save it and rebuild it (good read by the by). The series was announced today as one of the finalists for the 2007 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards. It was a finalist for a medal (the highest IRE Award) in the medium sized newspaper category. Congrats.

Taking back the past

Published on March 1, 2008 in argh!, family, News and Site notice. Closed

This weekend I decided to return to the past via my phone number. You see, right before Katrina Mandy and I decided to loan the brother in law, Adam, my cell phone. due to the storm I did not get back the phone until very recently. We decided to let him keep it indefinitely and added a third line to the plan for me with a Florida number. The plan was never to keep that number indefinitely, but only until we settled somewhere and then it would change area codes (I have been paying a florida and louisiana cell phone tax for over two years now). Well, since Adam got a new job with a work cell phone he didn’t need our extra line anymore. Since that was back in November and he passed out his new number to all who needed it and since its now March, I figured I could take back the line and return to my pre-Katrina number.Yes that’s right, my cell phone number is changing. If you need to call Mike, call his old cell phone number (the one from way back in the day) or Adam’s old number (the new orleans area code one). If you don’t know what that number is either email Mike at any of his addresses or use the contact form on this page to ping me for my new old number.Yay, new old numbers.  

Adults, go see a movie this weekend

Published on February 21, 2008 in family and News. Closed

Kids on myspace announce a boycott of Clearview mall this weekend and I jump for joy. The mall has reached the point of crowded high school gym with screaming abandoned children who don’t spend money and get in the way and keep the public out of the mall on weekends.

I miss going to the movies with my wife, please stay out of the mall.

TreoCentral reviews HanDBase 4.0

Published on February 14, 2008 in family and News. Closed

HanDBase is made by the company that Mandy’s brother David works for. If you’ve called their tech support hotline or developed for HanDBase, it’s likely you talked to David once or twice since he’s on that line all the time. If you have a palm os or windows mobile device be sure to check out HanDBase and read the full review along with CEO interview at TreoCentral.

Dad wins 2007 Oakes Award

Published on February 13, 2008 in family and News. Closed

Yesterday the Columbia Journalism Review announced that the LA Times and the Times Picayune are sharing the 2007 Oakes Award for Environmental Journalism. My father was one of the three reporters who wrote stories as part of the Last Chance coastal erosion series that won the award. Congrats to all involved. And congrats to dad on the award (now time for pulitzer number four!).