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- The Dark River (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 2) by John Twelve Hawks
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- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
- Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert
- The Copywriter’s Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells by Robert W. Bly
- The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1) by John Twelve Hawks
- Jonathan Strange by Susanna Clarke
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Category Archives: Ari Update
Ari Loves Thomas the Tank Engine and Other Trains
I mentioned in the Christmas list post, that Ari loves Thomas the Tank Engine. The other day we went to a local shop in North Canton, called Toys [..]
Ari’s Play Tent
We went to Toys-R-Us the other day and got Ari his Christmas present. We got the Neon Hide-Me Tent & Tunnel Combination. There are a few cool things [..]
Ari’s Favorite Show
Since I am talking about new TV shows, Ari’s favorite new show, and it would seem favorite show of the moment is Upside Down Show. It is an [..]
Ari Cooks
Dig this. Ari pretending to cook and putting his very good imagination to use. He uses beads as the food, then a cell phone charger as the mixer [..]
Ari Goes Trick-or-Treating
I, sadly, was at work while Ari went trick-or-treating for the first time. Word is that he enjoyed it. He said “thank you” to most everyone but didn’t [..]
Ari Makes a Podcast
Ari makes an appearance on this Vegan Freak podcast. Skip to about 93:45 where they wrap up talking about a caller that was commenting on one of Sara’s [..]
Ari at the Zoo
Tuesday, Sara was going to go to Niagara Falls with a friend, her daughter and Ari. (Well her original plan was to see the Dali Lama, and while [..]
Trip to Stan Hywet Hall Pics Up
I posted some of the pictures of the trip Ari and I made to Stan Hywet Hall up at Flickr. I may post some of my favorites directly [..]
Ari Goes to the Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
After the obligatory heavy post prior to this one today, we move on to much lighter fair. I took Ari to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens to see [..]
Meet Quincy
This is Ari’s new pet Green Iguana, Quincy. We chose Quincy as it was a nice unisex(ish) name. If it turns out to be a girl, we’ll just [..]
The Brian Factor
Ari sometimes calls me Brian rather than dad. It reminds me of a girl I knew who called her dad by his name… Needless to say, I generally [..]
Toilet Training Slowdown
Ari has stopped going for the most part to the restroom. He still does from time to time, but not nearly as much as he was for a [..]
Potty Training and Other Ari Updates
For two days, Ari went around the house, without a diaper most of the time so he could go potty when he wanted to. This went fairly well, [..]
Ari Goes Potty
Ari yesterday, and so far today, has gone without a diaper and no real accidents (save at night when he sleeps). He simply goes to his potty and [..]
Ari is Back Home and Other Ari Updates
Ari is back home after spending the week at Sara’s parent’s house. With Sara gone, I would have had to take Ari out there each day and pick [..]
Poo Poo Butt
Ari, after going “poo” in his diaper, has taken up taking off his pants, then his diaper, then sitting down on the couch… this results in a mess [..]
Shave and a Hair Cut, Two Cents
Well, Ari didn’t shave, but Sara did cut his hair. See the pictures of his haircut in the Flickr part in the sidebar.
Video of Ari Singing Twinkle Little Star
Not his best rendition of it, and I caught him after he did a fairly good job of it, but here is Ari singing Twinkle Little Star. For [..]
Ari at the Park
We took Ari to the park with my dad and Carole Anne. Ari had a really fun time, chasing ducks and geese. He would hold his hands out [..]
Ari’s Big Bada Boom Part… Who Knows
Ari ignored his mother’s advice not to run near the steps outside the house the other day and rolled off the steps in what seemed like slow motion [..]


