Or this....

I know this is boring. But if you could let me know if I should die of shame for sending out either of those pictures I'd really appreciate it. I know none of us look our best. But we have a shockingly low amount of pictures together. This is one of like 4 choices, and the best of the bunch...

Good Christmas Card Photo?

What happened to our blog?!

We need to start blogging again! Here's a video I promised to post for Dad about 6 weeks ago. He wanted to see Charlie crawling. In the video we're in a local garden. Let's start blogging again!

Goldman Sachs is the 4th branch of the US government

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28816321/the_great_american_bubble_machine

I completely believe this.

He concludes that cap and trade is the next bubble. Makes sense.

Oh my word.

Ok so after being inspired by Hilary finding out the salaries of everybody at UVU I decided to look for Missouri. I had no idea you could do this so easily. It took me 2 seconds. I am in shock. My teacher, Weirich, makes $132,980.57 a year. Yes, you read that correctly. I have no words. His wife makes $13,050. She's only adjunct. The head of keyboard, Jane Solose, makes $52,120. How can this be? I really can't believe it. If you want to check go here.

Polaroid Picture Thing

I found this cool application that converts normal pictures into old timey Polaroid picture quality.  Anyways I personally think its kindof cool.  Here are some examples.  The one of Arthur is my favorite.

Left brain v. Right brain test

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html


This website is completely freaking me out.
When I first looked at it I was right brained and but when I started to read the words on the screen and notice it with my peripheral vision I go to left brained.

For Arthur

I knew something was off

Remember how I told everyone I thought the MN Attorney General was really stupid and political compared to that SEC lawyer when they came to my school a couple weeks ago?

Looks like I was right.

http://wcco.com/iteam/iteam.ag.accusations.2.989842.html

She's accused of fraud, politicization and abuse.

The Cutest Boy in the World

tea-party

So I went to the tea-party in front of the Minnesota capital building on Wednesday. Stayed for about an hour and listened to a couple speeches and yelled a lot.

Lots of people showed up. You can tell from the pictures I was really far away from where the speakers were because I couldn't get through the crowd.

Glad I went.

Michigan Trip

I checked out a guide book on Michigan from the library and wanted to get people's opinion about potential Saturday activities.  Obviously we don't have to do anything at all and it will be fun.  But I remember Mom asked me to look some stuff up, just in case.  

I especially want to know what Hilary thinks of these things - have you been to these places?

The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village -- 10 miles out of Detroit its an homage to car culture - the village has Ford's birthplace, Thomas Edison's laboratory, and the Wright brother's workshop.  Its 22 dollars to visit both, 13 for one.

Ford Wyoming Drive-In - the largest drive in theater in the world!  It has 8 screens that fit over 2000 cars.  Only 3 bucks. (we could do this on Saturday night)

University of Michigan Museum of Art - art museum on campus, free.

Nichols Arboretum - near campus, its some nice gardens and nature trails, free (perhaps for pictures after Hilary graduates?)

Thats the best ideas I could find.  Obviously Hilary is the expert though....what do you think?

For Arthur

I am totally going to this.

http://teapartymn.com/

Rethinking Warren Harding

Listen to this

http://mises.org/multimedia/mp3/misescircle-colorado09/05_ColoradoMC_Woods.mp3

Hilary is famous.

Hilary is getting rave reviews on the internet.  Check this out.

And also this.  I am going to comment on Youtube I think.  I want to comment on that blog but I don't want to be dumb.  I think the Youtube video is funny cause its such a professional concert - Hilary is all dressed up and playing so well and then there's some person in a ginormous winter coat front and center.  Was it cold in there?  Very odd.

Also Hilary you sound REALLY good. 

Blast from the past

I got a deal where I could convert 100 regular pictures into digital format. These are some of the beauts I choose.  I have more.  Get ready Facebook.  haha.  They aren't all this out there...

GAY

Doctor Visit Video

This video is from last week - not the most exciting thing but it actually gives you a good idea of what he's like most of the time.  Just looking around....  Also his diaper is on a little weird cause they kept having to take it off during the visit (to weigh him etc.)

New Photos

We got some professional photos taken of Charlie today.  You can look at them at www.happychickphoto.com - go to View your Photos and our password is Hansen.  He refused to smile - for even one picture.  Some are pretty cute though, of course I think.  Of course afterwards we went to the doctor's office where he smiled non stop.  Oh well.  I think he gets really freaked out by all the bright lights - I have like no professional pictures with him smiling.

Feel free to skim

I haven't posted in so long because I have nothing to post about.  Especially now that videos can go on Picasa.  So I thought I'd just let everyone know the things I think/am worried about these days.  In no particular order:

Sleeping.  Charlie is a pretty good sleeper at night, but doesn't take naps regularly or for more than 20 minutes at a time in general.  It makes him crabby, and that makes me crabby.  I need to learn how to solve this.

High chair.  I have to get a high chair pretty soon.  I feel dumb spending 100 bucks for a chair though.  But I have no choice.  Also I want one that doesn't look terrible, there are some horrible designs out there.  What to do.

Music Progressions.  I have two students entered in this event called music progressions that has literally 50 requirements per level.  I spend a lot of time trying to make sure I don't forget something that they need to know/do for the contest.

Fat.  I spend a lot of mental energy trying to find ways to lose weight.  Its too cold here still to run or go on long walks.  And of course there's no way I can do an exercise video in my room (where the tv is) - even if Charlie would be quiet long enough for me to.

Love Boat.  I have started watching the Love Boat.  It is funny.  You can make fun of me though. I know I would make fun of you.

GMAT.  I am getting very excited about the prospect of Kurt getting into a good business school.  He is doing really good on the studying front.  He studies every single day.  Excellent.

That is all.  I am tired.  I need to do an interview with Charlie soon, cause his talking is really changing.  It sounds more like talking.  I love all of the posts on this blog.  This was a good idea and its all because of Mom.

I'm part of a hero generation

Sorry Alice and Hilary, you two just missed the cut.


http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article8800.html

All my professors are sick

Well, half of them anyway.

Instead of 3 classes today I only have 1.

I wonder what's in the punchbowl upstairs?

Random Thing 26

Even though Hilary just made fun of me I am going to do something nice for her.  I get the newsletter for the Royal College of Music and, long story short, they are obsessed over there with concert program history.  Basically a few musicologists at the school devote every waking moment to researching old concert programs - where they are, what they say etc.  

They've put together a database - www.concertprogrammes.org.uk - that allows you to search for very specific information.  For instance, lets say you want to know what concerts took place in Paris on April 30th, 1899 that had Liszt pieces on them.  You can type that in and it will tell you all the libraries that have the concert programs for that day.  Often it tells you who played and what they played, it just depends.

You of course can easily see how this could pad many a paper slash presentation.  They shoved it down our throats while I was getting my masters degree - but there was no internet resource so it was basically impossible to use.  You'd have to go to Paris or wherever in person.  So this is good.  Random Thing number 26 about Alice:  I am incredibly nice.

Do yourself a favor and read this

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article7843.html


Yea, I know its long. Its also very very enlightening/scary.

Its what I do for fun anyway so you might as well get a window into my life. :)

greatest blog ever

http://financialtruth0.blogspot.com/

Arthur and the Exercausor

This video might not be too interesting but it has Arthur in it so I thought I should post it.  

Playlist Fun

Hi there everyone.  I will send pictures really soon I promise, I am just lazy.  I've been taking them, really.  I just didn't want anyone to get freaked out about the playlist I put on the bottom of this blog.  You can put your own on here too - just don't have it automatically play (and maybe do it on the side). 

Ok now to explain the song choices.  I spend about 2 hours awake in the middle of the night doing nothing but helping out Mr. Choo (my baby).  And Time Life music has been playing these 70s cd commercials at that time, some of the songs on which I really like.  I obviously don't want to buy the cd set so I thought I'd put them on this list and listen to them whenever I feel like it.  So proceed to make fun.  I know I would. 

Oh and the Bob Dylan is of course for Mom.

The Second Interview

Its been a while but I interviewed Charlie again two weeks ago and its funny.  I ran out of memory which is why it cuts off - that won't happen again though thanks to my wonderful new memory card.  Thanks Mom and Dad!