energy, IT, events Gregory T. Huang wrote: Cleantech and renewable energy are rare examples of fast-growing areas of investment and entrepreneurial activity—but the Northwest is behind the curve in these emerging arenas compared to Silicon Valley, New England, and some other parts of the count...

Charles's mom started teaching Aldus how to dance to "San Toki" over the Christmas holiday. He's gotten hooked on having us sing it to him (when we're not singing "The Victors," that is). And now he's starting to sing it for himself! He doesn't quite have the words right yet, but we can tell he's st...

Now that we're a relatively safe distance from Michigan's 2008 football season (boo! hiss!) and starting to see headlines about the next one (the other "change we need"?), it seems safe to revisit our old friends back in the Big House. Somehow we've gotten Aldus completely hook...

Software, Internet, wireless Luke Timmerman wrote: When people try to get a sense of the vibrancy in a regional high-tech cluster, they usually look up reams of data on technology licenses, patents, jobs, and number of startups. This morning, I got to look at a fresh (and important) perspective that...

It was about this time that Aldus needed to take a nap....

Oops! He faceplanted in the mud. You'll have to forgive how out-of-focus this photo is. I was trying not to shake the camera too much while I laughed. Yes, I'm accepting nominations for Mom of the Year....

I only have time for a quick post. We leave this morning for a 16-day trip to Shanghai and Korea. Aldus proved himself to be an EXCELLENT traveler on previous trips, but it still doesn't mean I'm looking forward to 11-hour flights. You can bet we stocked up on some new books and finger puppe...

Of course Aldus had to have his own (first!) birthday cupcake at his party. We decided to strip him down, cover the floor with a shower curtain and let him go at it.   Yeah...I think he liked it. The cupcake was followed by a change of clothes and a little dancing with his friend Elize. By the...

"...I just want to bang on the drum all day!"...

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