I was talking with my Cousin Dave about our family trip to Orlando recently, and he asked what the “Fast Pass” was. I had just assumed that everybody knew what that was, but he was interested in taking his family to Disney and hadn’t yet heard of the concept. The Fast Pass is Disney’s way of keeping you...
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Despair, Inc. has created an online tool that lets you build custom candy hearts to share with friends and loved ones. I’ve seen a lot of funny ones on Flickr, but there are some sweet ones too. Always the romantic, I made one for Chrissy for Valentine’s Day. This saying is unique to us; I tried to get it engraved...
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I’m involved with a group called iBridge that posts intellectual property on their web site for licensing purposes. UChicagoTech posts about a hundred technologies there, with plans to send more soon. The iBridge people co-sponsored an outing to “Blue Man Group” at Universal Studios Orlando during the AUTM...
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We took Aiden on vacation with us to Disney World this week. We’ve taken Aiden to Botcon once before, but this was his first time on an airplane. He was very excited to fly on the plane, and our first full day in Orlando was lots of fun. We spent Monday at Sea World on a guided VIP tour, and Chrissy planned to spend the...
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The national interest rate is lower than it has been in thirty years, so Chrissy and I decided to refinance our mortgage at a lower rate. We initially bought our house with a thirty year fixed-rate mortgage at 6.5% interest. We figured that we could get a better rate now and get out of paying private mortgage insurance (PMI). ...
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