Robert's Blog

The random thoughts of Robert Barrios

Category: General

  • December 22, 2008 9:58 PM Christmas is just a few days away. We are excited about Chloe and Sebastian’s first Christmas! Family is flying in to celebrate at home with us. Annie has done a lot of work to prepare for the upcoming party. We’re both looking forward to everyone…

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  • December 2, 2008 9:24 PM This weekend was awesome. My brother’s wedding was a blast and I saw a bunch of people I haven’t seen in a while. It was a great reunion, as I haven’t seen some of the people for over 3 years. These same people were with…

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  • November 28, 2008 1:34 PM We had Thanksgiving away from home for the first time in over 5 years. We’re in Santa Barbara for the weekend. My brother is getting married tomorrow, and this is a very special occasion, worth breaking the tradition of home. We had a great Thanksgiving…

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  • I went fishing this weekend down in So Cal. It was a great weekend where I got to see friends and family for the first time in years. The occasion was my brother’s bachelor party. It was a good time. The weather was perfect. The sea was pretty much flat…

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  • November 23, 2008 8:46 AM Ok. I told myself that I would never do this but…. Our national deficit is terrible. Interest expense is the 3rd largest expense in the federal budget. Social spending and defence are the only 2 expenditures higher than interest. We need a long term plan…

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  • November 15, 2008 9:43 PM Today, Chloe and Sebastian had several firsts! They are now 4 months old, and are quickly experiencing new things. Both of them tried solid food for the first time today. Auntie Christine was around to witness Chloe and Sebastian trying out banana oatmeal. Sebastian kind…

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  • November 2, 2008 10:24 PM This weekend was fun. We dressed up the kids as 2 pea pods. They looked great and fell asleep in their cozy costumes. Saturday, we were cooped up in the house, but this gave us the chance to play with the kids and take some…

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  • October 20, 2008 8:15 PM We wend to the pumpkin patch with the kids on Saturday. It was a good time, then we went to the filipino district in Union City. Had Palabok and Diniguan with Puto… Mmmmm. We also took home 2 dozen pan de sal from Valerios, freshly…

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  • October 12, 2008 10:12 PM Today was the babies Baptism. We had family from all around travel into town to be with us on this special occasion. We have wonderful friends and family who have travelled long and far to spend today with us. It was a great day with…

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  • Grabbed a new pen from LiveScribe (www.livescribe.com). I’ve had it for about 3 weeks now and I’m sold on the product. Performs as advertised and works like a dream. My only complaint is that it doesn’t have a mac client yet, but this is supposed to be released sometime later…

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