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  • The Loss of Anika

    So much loss. Not even a year ago I had to write a post entitled The Loss of Lily, and now I’m back memorializing Anika. Unlike that time, I’ve been sharing my joy and trepidation about the pregnancy on this blog, hoping that it wouldn’t turn out like before. On September 15th, I had to… Read more

  • Bed Rest for Annie and Anika

    So Annie went from being mostly on bed rest to full on bed rest a couple of weeks ago, and it has been very hard for everyone. Watching my wife struggle is never fun. Seeing her frustrated, isolated, and uncomfortable is hard. Trying to be there for her needs as well as my own has… Read more

  • New Acadian.org Website

    Over the last couple of months, I’ve been spending some free time working with my sister and brother-in-law to update the website for the business that their father started and they’ve since taken over. The site was just HTML written over the years to present information about Acadians and sell Acadian genealogical records. There are… Read more

  • Cell Phone Recommendations – August 2016

    I often push my way into conversations with people about their cell phones. I am curious what they think of them and what they are planning on getting next. Sometimes, I even get asked my opinion. I try to keep up with what is happening in the Canadian cell phone market, and today I wanted… Read more

  • A Quick No Man’s Sky Review

    If you’ve been waiting for a better version of Spore (don’t get me started on that game… I had such high hopes), or just want to explore an endless feeling universe, then No Man’s Sky might be the game for you. What is No Man’s Sky? No Man’s Sky is a first-person procedurally generated universe… Read more

  • Baby B’s Gender Reveal

    Annie and I decided to get additional genetic testing for Baby B, and it included the option to find out the gender of our baby. I’ve known for a week now, while Annie and our families found out last night. Read more

  • Family Tree – It’s Over 3000!

    As some of you know, I’ve been working on building out a family tree on My Heritage for a while now, and I’m happy to say that today it has tipped over the 3,000 people mark. Here are some facts for those that are interested. Out of 3002 people: 54% are male, and 46% are… Read more

  • Difficulty Emotionally Attaching

    With baby B on the way, I find myself trying to get excited, but I’m having a difficult time. I think I’m trying to keep my distance, not think about the baby much in hopes that if things go wrong, I’ll feel less broken than I did when we lost Lily. Just the other day… Read more

  • You Should Draw Project – One Week In

    So after launching YouShouldDraw.com, I tried to promote the site a little on DeviantArt and Reddit as well as finding other places where random inspiration tools are listed and I was able to get nearly 300 unique visitors from around the world to the site in the first seven days. I am pretty happy with… Read more

  • You Should Draw Project

    Over the last two days, I’ve spent my evenings working on a quick project idea that I had called YouShouldDraw.com. I enjoy watching Draw with Jazza on YouTube, especially his character design sessions where he comes up with random words to base his characters on and allows his audience to decide each piece via a… Read more

  • Who Do You Think You Are Rant

    There is a show on TLC called Who Do You Think You Are, and it is probably the only show on that channel that gets me to tear up. The premise of the show is to take a celebrity and help them learn about their family history and genealogy. The celebrity travels from place to… Read more

  • Computer Accessibility

    Having my mother-in-law live here for the last couple of weeks has definitely highlighted how horrible accessibility is in technology. My mother-in-law has a Blackberry Playbook as well as an Acer Chromebook. Neither device is completely intuitive for her to use, and all she does on the devices is: Listen to audiobooks Browse Facebook Watch… Read more