http://madsdad.com/blog/ en-us 2010-03-07T18:48:28-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000129.html As you can see, there was worries, so a chain link fence was put up. The wait to see it from an unbostuctive viewing point was always a hour wait or longer. Maddy and Jack with torches. Maddy wanted to... Olympics mark 2010-03-07T18:48:28-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000128.html My whole family went. Making this my 9th games, Maddy's third, Sio and Jack's first. It was less expensive to fly into Seattle and then drive to Vancouver which was only three hours away. We were able to see the... Olympics mark 2010-02-24T22:48:48-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000127.html These were some of the bad pictures I took the weekend Jim was supposed to meet and drive with me me up to Vancouver. But he claims he lost his passport and now I am a blog critic too, NBC... Olympics mark 2010-02-15T20:16:39-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000126.html This is one of Jack and his friend Will taken while goofing after their “Holiday” Concert. Maddy and I went to Sault Ste. Marie, ONT for the 2010 Vancouver Torch relay and she was able to hold her 3rd torch.... Geek Stuff mark 2010-02-04T18:52:25-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000125.html It's been a while. So I thought I would try to play catch up. Below are before and after. We are grateful to have a friend that is able to get Siobhan double yolk eggs and butter! I do not... Holidays mark 2010-02-04T18:48:28-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000124.html I read a news article on Memorial Day. It stated some numbers. 16.9 million Americans fought in World War II. It also went on to state that veterans are being buried at a rate of 1000 a day. Fact or... Family mark 2009-06-17T19:41:36-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000123.html Jack and I were sitting down watching the birds in the backyard when Maddy or Siobhan took this. The city had just mowed and the water birds were nesting.... Family mark 2009-06-16T19:16:00-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000122.html I thought I had posed some of these. Apparently I had not. The first one is a picture taken inside the Forbidden City in a room one of a trillion. This was the Emperor’s birthday room. Outside my subway stop... Olympics mark 2009-02-27T23:17:58-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000121.html The annual snowmobile trip has completed year 9. The place we have been staying at rocks. This was a 5 bedroom, 4 bath 3800 sq. ft. house. Unfortunately all the rooms are not furnished and the place did not have... Snowmobiling mark 2009-02-24T19:57:50-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000120.html Santa was back logged this year.... Family mark 2008-12-25T08:05:07-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000119.html I did not order and Olympic tickets so I still have time to post some Beijing pictures. I was protesting the VANOC’s policy and how they sold tickets. The only way I could get tickets to see an awards ceremony... Olympics mark 2008-12-24T12:28:28-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000118.html Is it Jack and Phil? Or Bucky and the Sign Guy? Jack Taught Dad Haiku Siobhan got help this year from Jack. For Halloween Jack and Siobhan made Bucky’s head out of paper mache. Jack wanted to wear it to... Events mark 2008-12-13T13:04:06-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000117.html Well, most of the questions I have been asked concerned air quality and where I stayed. The first picture was taken on the 3rd day I was there To me it really seemed as they seeded the clouds because that... Olympics mark 2008-10-03T00:30:24-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000116.html My second day I spent going to Workers Stadium, to see the USA men’s Soccer team get beat and beat badly by a better Nigerian team. I liked to take pictures of signs so here are two shots I took... Olympics mark 2008-09-17T19:22:58-06:00 http://madsdad.com/blog/archives/000115.html http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/hannahmontana/Day two in Beijing started off interestingly enough. I got up real early at 6 am and realized that no one had running drinking water in the campus. These jugs were filled and left at the end of each dorm.... Olympics mark 2008-09-12T11:04:30-06:00