The Art of the Pitch

Here is Cole, preparing to provide for me in retirement.

My Little Shadow Named Cole

I always looked forward to the day that I would have a son old enough to play with me. Cole has hit that age. During the day, if Cole hears my office door open, his ears perk up. He hops to his feet and comes running down the hallway. Today,

Keeping Our House In Sync

For the last few weeks, Candace and I have been testing an iPhone app that helps us get all kinds of things done. It has really been working well so I thought I’d share it with others. There is a free service online called Zenbe Lists. It has a

Boyhood Dream Fulfilled

When I was younger, my favorite book was Where the Wild Things Are. I read it, and had my parents read it to me, all the time. So, I was happy to see that they are going to make a movie based on the book. There have been a few

A Better View of Will

One more photo to share his little face.

The Stucki Boys

Many of you know already, but Candace had our second son on Tuesday. His name is Will and weighs in at 9lbs and 7oz. Cole went to meet his brother last night so here is the obligatory hospital photo. So far, Cole is glad to have “Baby Wiw” and just

Playing With iLife 09 and Faces

One of the best things about owning a Mac is the iLife suite that comes free with all new Macs. It is a collection of great applications for videos, photos, making websites, etc. One of the most popular applications in iLife is iPhoto. It is an application to organize, clean

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January 2009 Stockpile

In Ear Headphones A few weeks ago I wrote about the new In-Ear Headphones from Apple. Since then, we’ve also bought a pair for Candace because they are really great. But a couple more observations: * The headphones themselves are made from a totally different kind of material than what

An Invitation To Ear Heaven

If you wake up tomorrow and find some cash in your stocking, I have a suggestion for a purchase. A few months ago, Apple introduced a new pair of In-Ear Headphones. These headphones finally started shipping earlier this month and I’ve been using my pair for a couple weeks.

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My December Stockpile

Here are random things to post that don’t deserve their own post: It’s a Christmas miracle.For those of you who lamented with me about the loss of our pink and white animal cookies, hopefully you saw the news that our little friends were saved. It was reported

My 2008 New Years Resolutions

Yes, you read that right. I wrote “2008.” I find that when one posts resolutions at the beginning of the year, they are set a bit higher than they should be because they are on public display. (Or they are too vague so as not to risk public failure.) Each

Funeral Services for Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

In case you missed the broadcast yesterday, LDS.org has posted the video of the Funeral Services for Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin on the church Website. I especially enjoyed the words from President Thomas S Monson because his friendship with Brother Wirthlin was deep and long lasting. As always, listening

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My November Stockpile

Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post: * A quick finance lesson: There are two people you always overpay, the mafia and the babysitter. The mafia for is for obvious reasons. No one wants to get fitted for Quikrete shoes on the edge of

Goodbye My Pink and White Friends

Perhaps some of you have heard already, but the Mother’s Cookies (famous for the wonderful cookies pictured above) had an abrupt closing of their doors a few days ago and will no longer make cookies. Yes, that means no more circus animal cookies. (My awesome wife went and bought

The Archives From General Conference

Last weekend, the Mormon church held it’s semi-annual general conference. If you missed part of conference, or need to listen again to make sure you heard what you needed to, the church has a fantastic new way to watch the archives. I know that the programming team from the

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My October Stockpile

Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post: * To celebrate our second little boy, Candace and I went out to Boston to watch a Red Sox playoff game. We had great seats behind home plate and prior to the game had a nice little