Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Monday, July 18th, 2005
We are all moved in to our new pad. Oh my god my legs are tired, my arms are sore, and I am so totally exhausted.
I finally have a dedicated practice room/office space. I have my desk set up, my bass in the corner and the guitar next to it. ...
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2005
To get Max to eat one strawberry this morning, we had to resort to coercion and bribery.
First of all, I think the boy is going through a growth spurt. He ate like a pig yesterday, which is not normal for him -- he usually doesn't finish his meals but yesterday ...
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Friday, June 17th, 2005
We scored. After searching a little over a year in the insanity of the Bay Area housing market, we finally went into a contract on a new home. I am too psyched about this.
The place itself is around 2000 square feet, more or less depending on if you count the ...
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Sunday, June 12th, 2005
This is a cool photo I found in a stack of old negatives. I'm estimating this was taken late 1910s or early 1920s. The three gentlemen top center are my great grandfather Dr. Wilder Ellis, the Kurdish chief Simco, and another missionary named Dr. Shedd. My great grandfater and Dr. ...
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
This is a huge find - to discover a yet-unknown composition by J.S. Bach, simply amazing.
Bach composed the work for a soprano, to be accompanied by strings or a harpsichord, to mark the 52nd birthday of the duke of Saxony-Weimar, for whom he worked as a court organist, the ...
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