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Month: March 2007

  • Brett Gets a New Car: The NeuConcept-Mobile

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    When we polled you on this site about what we should buy first after the wedding, most of you said that Brett should get a new car. Well, he finally did. It’s a sleek, sporty black Infinity G35. And most of you will be surprised to know that it is only slightly used (although he…

  • Blast from the Past at the Park

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    It’s not everyday you see an old-fashioned bike from long ago at the park. I grabbed this shot while finishing up a hike at Castlewood State Park with my buddies Peggy and Lesley. I did a little research on this bike: apparently it was the first “practical” bicycle, called a High Wheeler. It reached its…

  • Congrats to Natalie on winning two prestigious art awards!

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    Brett’s sister, Natalie, is going to be graduating high school in a few months. She’s taken up art with a passion, and she’s doing some tremendous work! Recently, she won the James Cummins Memorial Prize for Young Artists from the St. Louis Art Guild. We took some photos of her with her winning painting, “Refuge.”…

  • A Day with Friends

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    I took a little road trip on St. Patrick’s Day with my cousin Peggy to visit our good friend, Katie. It was a good day with good friends. Lots of yakking, laughing, and food. We also chilled at a cozy coffee house in Columbia, MO and took Katie’s new dog, Aggie, for a long walk…

  • Business Tips from a Prayer Warrior

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    Some good business tips from the book, “Release the Power of Prayer.” A businessman came to George Muller (who started several orphanages in 1800’s and who never asked for donations but just prayed them in) and wanted to have his advice. George became famous because published a report of God’s faithfulness in answered prayers every…

  • A good quote

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    In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is what is right; the next best thing you can do is what is wrong; the worst thing you can do is nothing. –Teddy Roosevelt

  • Rainbows rock on!

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    8910 8895 I love rainbows. They are so amazing to me every time I see them. What a cool phenomenon…you can explain to me the science of a rainbow to me hundreds of times, but it will still never take away the magic. My eyes are glued to the beautiful translucent colors until the last…