The Conlin Report

Signs of spring!

May need to zoom a bit, but it's official once the baby ducks show up!!

Volunteering

Sean and I voluntgeered to hbelp with McKENNA'S Presidential Fitness testing! It was most excellent!

Science Fair Project

While I am unsure on how well their science will compare, the actual Button Quail babies are the hit of Fair!!

Spoils for the victors!

Bunny eggs...

Eggs filled with chocolate, candy and a golden ticket! Kinder eggs as well!

In Defense of Living in Seattle

People who know me well don’t understand my love of Seattle!  My love of the sun, inability to live anywhere but on the water or in constant sunshine and my SAD combine to make Seattle one of the least likely places for me to end up.  However, this article gives a very nice summary of many of the things I love about Seattle.  In a nutshell, Seattle is a big city in small city clothes with all of the things I love about the larger metropolitan areas.

The most beautiful place in the country to live!

In Defense of Living in Seattle

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Baby survives after falling under train - CNN.com

This is the kind of story I like, but don’t get enough of, which is why I don’t read or watch headline news very often!

Baby survives after falling under train - CNN.com

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National Cupcake Day!! October 18th

Little Debbie, the Little Ho of Snack Foods, is at it again, tempting me with chocolaty & partially hydrogenated goodness! The 18th of October is National Chocolate Cupcake Day & in honor of this day, the Little Chocolate Temptress is giving away 1M cupcakes!!! I will go to New York Cupcakes  for real cupcakes, but there is something about Little Deb and her “Nutty Bar” that calls to me!

Enjoy!!  BC

TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

This week I have had the occasion to review my life, where I am, where do I want to be and what will be my lasting legacy.  This type of introspection comes not only from my normal review of myself, but from the unfortunate passing of Kim's aunt. 

I have been accused at various times in my life with being not as sensitive about the feelings of others I could be.  This may be true, but as this is a period of mourning, I am very hesitant and cognizant of treading on the grief of others, the most personal of emotional journeys.

I remember Barbara as someone who was always ready with a smile and an uplifting story for those she met.  Even someone such as myself, someone who was on the periphery of her life, was always welcomed with good humor and left me feeling better for having talked with her.  This is even more remarkable as one of those times was when I backed into her car in my driveway!  She was able to laugh it off and protect my feelings as if I were somehow not to blame for bumping her very apparent vehicle almost directly behind mine.  There wasn't much damage and very little monetary loss, but just the ability to handle this in the manner she did, made her a special person.

Our condolences go out to her family and whatever form the next part of Barbara's journey may be, I know it will be full of laughs, stories and smiles!

TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

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Where's the money?

 

Check out this article on www.dimemag.com (best basketball site on the web) about how money is killing basketball.  I happen to agree to a certain extent.

This philosophy can be applied to most careers, including the Hi Tech arena.  When I starting working at my first start-up, it was all about the money, I thought I could jump in, make a quick couple of million (this was the late '90s after all) and screw off for a while.  I believe this attitude directly led to the failure of that first start-up.  As I get older, my priorities are changing and its not all about the money.  Don't get me wrong, I still want to get paid, but it is not the only thing in life, my kids and family are important, as is my health.  Not going to do me any good to have pockets full of cash if I can't walk around to spend it!

 

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