The Maven: Archive

Ohhhh! That's how that works!!!

Anyone ever tell ya that the hardest thing about maintaining a blog is…maintaining the blog? Almost a full year has passed but it sure doesn’t feel like it. Now that I think about it, 2010 started out swell. Then the “job gods” decided to add some excitement and stress to my life. I wish I had taken pics of my face from June to August. It really would have told the...

May 24th

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This is the looooonnngggg 21 minute version of the slideshow in Cancun. There were SO many pictures —- close to 500. Even after editing it down, I couldn’t help but make an uncut, long version.

Jun 23rd

Jun 22nd

Feb 25th

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I Wish I Had a Mac :(

Feb 15th

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Images and video footage from volunteers offering relief to victims of Haiti’s earthquake.

Feb 13th

Jan 15th

Jan 10th

An Unsettling State of Affairs

Maybe I should be glad it was just the rug pulled out from under me and not the entire floor.

Jan 9th

A Clean Slate

New Year…new picture…new blog template. Ahhh, nothing like clearing the slate and starting anew! Am I late in posting a New Year blog? I purposely took my time, not quite sure if it was to be a list of resolutions, a family newsletter or a simple yet cheery Happy New Year that would greet you on this blog. Suffice it to say, it’s a combination of all three. I hesitated with...

Jan 3rd

Jan 2nd

My Eulogy for Tito Ely...He will Greatly Be Missed

Death is always the hardest on the people left behind. When I started to put this speech together, I asked my sisters if they had anything to add. Of course, I received a flurry of emails because each one of them had a special memory they wanted to share. And as we sit here and mourn the death of Tito Ely but celebrate his life, what comforts us are these memories that even time can’t...

Dec 25th

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Dec 17th

If my childhood had a soundtrack...Mixcrate.com →

I’m Dripping in Nostalgia I’ve been bugging my bro-in-law DJ Mel to make me a mix of all the old skool jams they used to play at all the birthday parites, weddings, christenings, and rent-a-hall get togethers that Filipino parents would drag their kids to back in the day. Now, thanks to the wonder of MixCrate.com, DJ Mel is off the hook! This piece is what it’s all about,...

Dec 12th

Nov 25th

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Pictures are more fun when you watch them set to music. Check out our recent Seattle vacation. Brrrr! It’s cold up there! There must be some toros in the atmosphere! LOL!

Nov 12th

Oct 21st

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Oct 17th

Sep 18th

Camp Lotus Flowers

The Arrival The camping virgins have landed at Camp Lotus. Driving up through Fairfield, Davis, and Sacramento, I, along with nieces Carissa and Amanda, nervously eyed the car’s digital thermometer as it rose from 81 degrees to a sweltering 103 where it stayed all the way to Lotus (a quiet town hugging Sacramento’s American River). The heat was staggering as we struggled to...

Sep 13th

Pre-Camping Blog Entry

For two reasons, I thought it would be a good idea to record some thoughts before our family’s upcoming first camping trip. Just in case I get eaten by a bear and don’t survive this experiment and because it’s always fun to compare what you think is going to happen to what actually did. Can you tell yet that the Daclison Clan has never been camping? As “worldly” as...

Sep 5th

Aug 14th

My Twilight Fixation

You only have to be in my company for five minutes before you realize that I have a Twilight fixation. It’s not a crush, a fad or even an obsession. My attention is literally “fixed” on anything that is Edward and Bella related. Like the dog in Up whose attention is promptly diverted by a squirrel, my response to anything Twilight is just as uncontrollable. I was a little late...

Aug 14th

Hard to Maintain

I am realizing very quickly that it’s difficult to maintain a blog. Despite your good intentions to post on a consistent basis, taking the time to organize your thoughts in a fashion that is entertaining to others is a challenge. Funny how I don’t think twice about verbally sharing what or how I feel at the moment. But faced with a keyboard, screen and a roomful of silence and my mind...

Jul 3rd

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Thanks to everyone who made it out to the party!

Jun 18th

Jun 16th

My Very First Entry

Oh! I’m so excited that this is up and running, I almost don’t know what to say! Almost… First off, thanks Jeff for getting this all up and running for me. I know I nagged you about it and then it’s days before I actually get to post anything. I guess I just wanted to see if you respond to my sense of urgency. Heehee. I’ll try to be better, promise. Hello...

Jun 15th