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Archive for December, 2007

Posted on December 31, 2007

No Place Like Home For The Holidays

We just got back from Michigan after spending a week with family for Christmas. It was a fun and relaxing time.
Chloe & Emily got to spend time with both sets of Grandparents along with Aunts, Uncles & Cousins. They especially enjoyed playing with their baby cousin Giselle although Emily got a little bit of the [...]

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Posted on December 31, 2007

Kodak V1253 Camera Review

It’s not often I write reviews for tech gadgets but I thought I would make an exception. Allow me to introduce you to the Kodak Easyshare V1253, a 12-megapixel camera that I had the opportunity to use over the holidays. What sets this camera apart isn’t its large image capacity – after all, exactly how [...]

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Posted on December 27, 2007

Featured Artist: Priscilla Ahn

I purchased a 5-song EP on iTunes before I left by a new artist named Priscilla Ahn. She’s got a whispy, melodic voices that relaxes you and draws you into the intricate lyrics of her songs.  Songs like “Dream” and “Are We Different” are standouts to me and remind me of another one of my [...]

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Posted on December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Ruggles Family! We’re currently driving up to Michigan to visit family for the holidays. I’m blogging from my mobile phone while the kids are watching a movie on the laptop in the back seat – don’t you love technology?
Since we’re doing Christmas in Michigan today we celebrated our family Christmas yesterday. [...]

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Posted on December 23, 2007

Chloe & Emily Singing Christmas Carols

Tonight was our Christmas Eve since we’re going to be celebrating Christmas tomorrow so we decided to let the kids open a couple of small gifts from their stockings. Before they opened them they wanted to sing a Christmas Carol in front of the tree. Watch how Emily tries to sing along but with completely [...]

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Posted on December 22, 2007

Battlestar Galactica

If you know me you know that I’m a big fan of good science fiction books and movies. For the increasing demand for quality sci-fi it surprises me that there’s not more movies or tv shows out there. I wrote a few months ago about what is still one my favorite short-lived television shows called [...]

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Posted on December 22, 2007

New Blog Site Design

I’ve finally had some time to overhaul my blog and clean things up a little. If you’re on the email subscription list make sure you check out the new design at www.bradruggles.com. As I’m able to better allocate my time I’ll have more time to keep everyone posted on what we’re up to – specifically [...]

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Posted on December 21, 2007

Christmas in Chicago

I surprised Lisa with a trip to Chicago for Christmas! We were there Saturday through Tuesday of this past weekend. What a great time! We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful time of year to visit. They had just gotten several inches of snow so the city was beautiful. Our hotel was right off [...]

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Posted on December 21, 2007

Flat World Opportunities

I’ve been listening to a book on CD called “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman. The basic premise is that our world, originally discovered to be round by Columbus, is becoming more and more “flat” every day. Our flat world is allowing our cultures, technology, science and economies to interact with others around the [...]

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Posted on December 20, 2007

Our “Elf” Dance

Check out our Holiday “Elf” Dance here. It takes a few minutes to load but it’s worth the wait. Merry Christmas!

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