Prints from Flickr!

Well, now my photo hosting options just got more confusing. Flickr has finally added printing options. This was the one thing keeping me from using flickr exclusively. That and the 20 MB monthly bandwith limit. With Flickr's purchase by Yahoo!, printing was sure to come. You can now get $0.15 prints, pick up prints at Target, print books, stamps, poster, etc! With more to come. I just might have to bite the bullet and pay the $24.95 a year and covert exclusively to Flickr.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Ok, so I'm a dork, but I love the Harry Potter books. I saw the trailer last night fo the next movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It opens November 18th. I'm thinking that Parker and I'll have to rent it when it comes out on DVD!

Wilco at the Murat

Check out the review of Wilco's October 13th show at the Murat Theater over at IndianapolisMusic.net. While the review does contain some inaccuracies (The song is called "Airline to Heaven" not "Airline Plane" and "Walken" was not debuted in Indy. It debuted in Milan, Italy on Sept. 6th and made it's American debut on Sept. 21st in Columbia, MO.), the review includes some great photos by my friend Jennifer Hughes.

U.S. Military Death Toll Reaches 2,000

From the Associated Press - U.S. military death toll reached 2,000 with the death of an Army Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr., 34, of Killeen, Texas.

Congratulations to Jeremy and Gretchen!

Cathy and I had the privilege of attending the wedding of Jeremy Stark and Gretchen Giddings this past Saturday. The newlyweds should now be in beautiful Hawaii on their honeymoon. Best of luck to both of them as they start their new life together. Check out all of the pictures we took this weekend on Kodak Gallery.

Congratulations to the Popovitzes!

Brian and Wendy Popovitz were proud to announce today the birth of their son, Timothy Michael Popovitz.

He was born on October 11th at 11:20 am He weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 20.5 inches long.

Wendy, Tim and Brian are doing well, and new big brother Matthew is "adjusting".

Welcome to the world, Tim!

Bono and Pope John Paul II

Bono and Pope John Paul II, originally uploaded by atu2.

The Late Pope John Paul II wearing Bono's trademark "Fly" shades.

Big Box Mart

JibJab.com, who brought us such classic flash cartoons as "This Land", "Good to be in D.C." and "Second Term," now bring us a jab on corporate giant Wal-Mart. In "Big Box Mart" "an unsuspecting consumer learns an economic lesson the hard way when his high-skilled factory job is shipped overseas to accommodate the 'everyday low prices' he's come to expect from his favorite retailer. Now only one question remains: Paper or plastic?" All to the tune "Oh, Susanna." Great stuff.

Latest sign of the pending apocalypse

Bono and George Bush had lunch at the White House today. They reportedly talked about issues Bono raised at the recent G-8 summit, presumably African AIDs, debt releif and the influence country and western music has had on rock 'n roll. Bush is not expected to attend U2's concert at the MCI Center tonight. Too bad, he'll miss a great show!

The Happiest Baby on the Block

This past week Cathy and I received two great presents. The first was a copy of Dr. Harvey Karp's book The Happiest Baby on the Block. In the book, Dr. Karp describes ways to "Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer." His basic theory is that the first 3 months of a baby's life can be looked at like the 4th trimester of pregnancy. The baby's body is not totally formed, he hasn't quite learned how to use all of his parts and is longing for the comfort and security of the womb. He suggests 5 "S"s to help calm newborns.

1. Swaddle: wrapping the baby tightly in blankets so he can't move his arms and legs much
2. Swing: rocking motions
3. Side/Stomach: his favorite way to lay
4. Shhhhh: white noise
5. Suck: use of pacifiers the sucking need

Read more about Dr. Karp's books at thehappiestbaby.com

The second gift was the SwaddleMe blanket from Kiddopotamus. I had seen this product in the stores but hadn't thought anything about it. SwaddleMe is great! It helped me calm Parker like never before. The SwaddleMe and the new swing that we recently bought are quickly helping Parker become the happiest baby on the block!