http://garbunzl.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:27:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Countdownr 'nuff said http://garbunzl.com/2009/11/62010/ I saw my first show at the Gorge in George a few weeks ago, awesome that it was one of my favorite bands.  I drove over with my dad and met up with friends  just before the show.  The venue was pretty amazing with the rocky cliffs and hills and ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/07/coldplay-show-at-the-gorge/ Well, after the snow coming down (and sticking!) for a bit last Wednesday, we were really surprised to see the sunny, 70 degree weather we've had for the past 4 days.  The kids were happy to see it as well and spent much of the weekend playing outside.  This is ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/04/taste-of-summer/ Today is our little Ella-Bean's 2nd birthday!  It's funny we've been telling her about it for the past couple weeks and I don't think she thought much of it.  She must know something is special about today because she's extra happy and smiley.  Unfortunately, she has a Dr. vistit today ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/02/bean-turns-2/ I'm pretty excited with U2's new album, No Line On the Horizon, coming out next week.  It's been over 4 years since "Atomic Bomb" so us U2 fans are starved.  Being a U2.com subscriber, I've been able to listen to the entire album this week.  I've already listened to it twice ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/02/new-u2-album-sounds-good/ ...that's what the Times said this morning in big, bold letters. I have to admit I was elated to hear the news. While the M's have had many great players leave over the years, when Griffey left it felt like he took a piece of me with him. Ever since, it's been ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/02/the-kid-comes-home/ I was thrilled to find out that Coldplay was coming back this summer after they skipped us during their last US tour.  In fact, when I first heard a local DJ mention they were coming to the Gorge several weeks back, I thought I was crazy as there was no ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/02/coldplays-coming-back/ My response to Jonspach's post. What is this? Well, you’re supposed to bold the things you’ve done so readers can find out how you’ve led an awesome life so far. Here’s what I have done: 1. Started your own blog Ummm, yeah 2. Slept under the stars camping when I was a kid 3. Played in ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/02/what-ive-done/ Well, Nick and I were playing Wii Sports on Saturday and I started losing to him at baseball. I started joking that they would have to invoke the mercy rule and that's just what happened! In fact, I started throwing some real nasty stuff at the end, 93MPH ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/02/wiiiiiiiiii/ The first single from the new album, "No Line On The Horizon" is streaming online today.  The album comes out March 3rd. Hard to believe it's been more than 4 years since U2's last album.  I remember trying to buy tickets to see them for the Vertigo tour and being unsuccessful, due ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/01/new-u2-single-out-today/ Its been about 8 months since my last post so I figured now would be a good time for another. While there are many reasons for this long break, such as returning to school or playing too much Rockband and other videogames, the main reason was due to site issues and some ... http://garbunzl.com/2009/01/blowing-the-dust-off-this-here-blog/ Well, we just rolled out a new look for the Gautier Designs website. The other site was working fine, but Jenn wanted to give it a more refined look. One improvement is a pretty cool Flash image fader I created for the home page. She chose a ... http://garbunzl.com/2008/05/gautier-designs-store-20/ Nick's Little League team is about halfway through their season with just 10 games left. They're having a great time and adjusting fairly well from hitting off a tee to hitting off the pitching machine. Nick's primarily been playing left field or left-center, so he doesn't see much ... http://garbunzl.com/2008/05/pirates-baseball-update/ I had put together a shopping cart for Jenn's scrapbooking website over the past few months and it went live (quietly) a few weeks ago. With almost no advertising we've gotten pretty good traffic and she has just processed her second order!!! Seperate from her custom scrapbooking service, ... http://garbunzl.com/2008/04/gautierdesignscom/ Today is the day Taylor turned the big "one-three". She's officially a teenager now (yikes!) and to celebrate the occasion we took her out shopping for clothes and jewelery (though she didn't want much) and she had her friends over for a pizza party and sleepover. As I type this ... http://garbunzl.com/2008/04/happy-13th-birthday-taylor/