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Perfect start to the day.

Brad C — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:00:56 +0000

Taken at The Beach

Permanence

Brad C — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:11:07 +0000

via xkcd.com

So true… sort of like picking a social media username or email address…

The Things You See Over Coffee…

Brad C — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:10:57 +0000

You never know what you’re going to see when you’re on your afternoon Starbucks run. Some days it could be flooding. Or perhaps it could be the Colombian Tall ship, Gloria, visiting Old Town.

One thing is for sure, it’s always bound to be a caffeinated adventure.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

Brad C — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:11:47 +0000

I remember the time when celebrating fun holidays like Cinco de Mayo actually mattered. We’d make a big deal about a holiday that not many of us even understand the origin of, and instead used it as an excuse to eat Mexican food and drink Coronas.

Now, having a family, it is just another day where my Facebook and Twitter feeds fill with the celebratory remarks of others while I spend my time with the ones who really matter to me, doing things that I’ll actually remember 5 years from now.

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone…

Oh, Hello Snow

Brad C — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:03:23 +0000

Seems like so long ago that we had that gorgeous 80 degree Friday (10 days ago) when waking up to this beautiful but unseasonable scene. Should be fleeting, but it’s enough of a reality check to remind us that we are not out of the “woods” just yet for experiencing winter weather. Hope I brought my gloves with me… Someone is going to want to build a snowman this morning.

Kitchen Remodel: Day 4

Brad C — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:33:18 +0000

Today was a relatively calm day – in the terms of relativity anyway. The main achievements for the day included:

The delivery of our new appliances
The grouting of the floor tile
The electrical rough-ins for the light fixtures

Today should be a big day with the completion of the electrical work, and the building of the small walls we need to house the plumbing and HVAC. Once the walls are built, the preparation for the cabinets can begin. I’m also hoping that we can get the appliances installed so that they are out of the way and we can actually maneuver around our living room. But I’m not setting my expectations too high just yet…

The Project: Kitchen Remodel

Brad C — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:45:03 +0000

We’re into Day 4 of Project Kitchen Remodel and we’ve made some significant progress. You can see most of the photos of the first three days by visiting my kitchen remodel album. So, after ripping down the walls, ripping out the cabinets, ripping up the floor and sub-floor during days 1 and 2, day 3 was devoted to building the floor back and beginning the framing process for a few of the small walls we need. They also had to reroute the ventilation from the removed wall to the back wall of our house to reach E’s room.

Day 4 should be focused on tiling the floor, delivering the new appliances, as well as starting the electrical rough-ins. We’ll see what we find when I get home.

Celebrating w/ a coffee and scone w/ E. @psubuzz: I just ousted @tweeroden as the mayor of Grafik on @foursquare!

Brad C — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:56:51 +0000

Wow. Just a little foggy. Where did the river go? cc: @grafikdotcom

Brad C — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:56:21 +0000

Startup Adds Augmented Reality to Location-Based Marketing

Brad C — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:47:47 +0000

via mashable.com

Interesting update on AR Marketing on Mashable. I’m wondering how long it will take apps like Foursquare or Gowalla to just incorporate the same technology or to partner with GoldRun. The marriage seems logical and inevitable.