Ike’s blog

If I Built a Car

2008-08-10T04:37:41Z

One of Ronan's favorite books. Very imaginative, fun to read over and over again. He loves the instant snack bar and searching for the stickleback gar. I like the pool. A great book. Thanks to 'Extended Stay' for giving Ronan this gift!

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My walk to work in Chennai

2008-03-24T14:21:08Z

I spent last week working in Chennai, India. My hotel was about 50 meters from the office. Here is what the walk looked lie on a typical morning.

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Cooking Birthday Party For a Four Year Old

2008-01-27T04:12:48Z

Yes, we pulled it off. Barely. It was worth it, and here's how we did it. First, kept the invite list relatively small. We invited twelve and have to say that anything bigger would have been very difficult. In addition to just having enough space...

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Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Tortellini

2008-01-04T03:33:04Z

I picked up pumpkin tortellini at Piemonte Home Made Ravioli (also see here) last week and got home too late to stop by the grocery to pick up fresh sage. So a traditional butter and sage sauce wasn't an option and I was looking for a plan B. I s...

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Best Muppets Music Video

2007-12-03T02:20:29Z

This video is hysterical

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How to Catch a Star

2007-11-15T04:26:00Z

My three year old loves this book. It's imaginative, it slows him down and it makes him think. It shows problem solving. The boy doesn't give up, is patient, and shows resourcefulness. The boy shows emotions; frustration, sad, loneliness, and ev...

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Milestone #2 for Dad of Two

2007-08-03T02:20:10Z

My first real milestone was taking 3.5 yr old Ronan and 10 week old girl Pietra to the park for the day. That was a couple of weeks ago. Last night I experienced milestone #2 while putting Ronan to bed. I read Ronan's favorite books while holding...

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Baby's First Visit to Bloomingdales

2007-06-15T03:18:27Z

Grandma and Mom took my one month old daughter to Bloomingdales today. I'm told that this is an official development milestone. Ugh. At least she slept through the full experience. Reminds me of when we went to the hospital during my wife's pregn...

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Follow the Sun Around The World

2007-06-14T18:23:28Z

Another oldie (is 1987 an oldie?) but a goodie for the 2-43 crowd. Under the Sun is in the library of my son's daycare. A child asks here mom where the sun goes at night. The ensuing pages follow the sun across San Francisco, Hawaii, Japan, and o...

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Everything in the whole wide world

2007-06-13T19:17:53Z

My son loves this book. It's vintage 1974 and a hand me down gift from a good friend. Grover enters the museum that has everything in the whole wide world and learns about things that are in the air, things in the water, big things, small things,...

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