Sandusky, Paterno, Penn State: borrowed thoughts

Readers across the world-wide-web have been forced to reflect this week on protecting tweens/teens from the evils of the world. My circle of friends have debated, discussed, and digested our feelings concerning the revelation this week of a pedophile stalking and attacking his prey without punishment for years. 


The sentiments written in this article-"Why kids are more important than bowl games" by Shawn appearing on the Parenting Web Site mirrors my thoughts and I am interested in hearing comments from followers of my site.

Times are a changin': Mac OS X Lion---iOS 5---iPhone 4s

iPhone 4s

A huge technology transition the past two weeks has occupied so much of my time, but I am a forward thinker and willing to adapt to change when it comes to new electronic gadgets and updates.


My iPhone 4s has required my computers be updated to Mac OSX Lion and devices upgraded to the latest and greatest software which inevitably leads to disappointment, depression, and downtime.


(I haven't switched over to iCloud as MobileMe is working until June 2012). Some bridges I won't cross until the flooding begins.


As painful as change is, it is WORTH the growing pains as the results are amazing!


At least when it comes to technology and everything Apple!

Steve Jobs: You Had Me At Macintosh Plus

Steve Jobs---1955-2011


"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever."

10 years after Jobs began his legacy of reinventing how we communicate and entertain, I began my Apple- loving journey.

Macintosh Plus    •  Macintosh IIci  •  e Mac  •  i Mac  •  MacBook  •  i Pod  •  iPad 2

Extreme Planking

plank·ing/ˈplaNGkiNG/Noun

          1. Planks collectively, esp. when used for flooring or as part of a boat.


2. The act or process of laying planks.


The art of planking is to lay horizontally across any object or the ground with their arms by their sides, aiming to occur in daring situations or a brotherly display of core-strength..

It all Began HERE:

with our cool Aunt Christina!

So we set out to have our own fun on the set of Extreme Home Make-over

---MidWest style---

The 5 Browns--Starstruck tween

One-on-one time with each child is often challenging to achieve, but so worth the effort.

For a weekend event, the 5 Browns, siblings who all play grand pianos simultaneously, performed 2 pieces on 5 Grand Steinways at Schmidt Music. I attended the concert with my third son.

We got to meet the quintet. My special needs son shared with, Ryan, the oldest, that he struggles with tourette's and he still plays the piano and loves it. He also conversed with Desirae, the youngest Julliard graduate, who has lost her sight in one eye and is learning to live with this disibility. Desirae continues to excel at playing and memorizing very challenging music. Both siblings seemed to be very engaging towards my son and that impressed me.