Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have baked this recipe three times now, making a few tweaks, and think I have a good result now.  I would describe these as a "classic" chocolate chip cookie.  They are tasty, and soft.  So, here it is:

4 Year Old Interview

Mrs. DD found an interesting blog where the family had videotaped an interview of their child each year.  They did this so that they can go back and watch them as well as see the changes.  We thought this was a cool idea, and Smalls just had his 4th birthday, so we decided to start.  Here is Smalls 4 year old interview.

Xander - 4YO Interview from Lucas Bruch on Vimeo.

A Major Thank You!

Well, what a long few weeks this has been!  I know it has for me, but I have suffered little compared to my wife.  The first trimester was long for her, she was nauseous, tired, and sick for the entirety of it.  This was not your run-of-the-mill "morning sickness" that is associated with most pregnancies, but was more of the 24/7 sickness variety.

10 Week Update!

Definitely 2 in there.  Measuring at 10 weeks and 2 days.  Healthy looking, strong heart beats.  175 beats per min, I am feeling some girls here!!

Both babies

You can see arm and leg bugs well on the right

Close-up of one to show arm and leg development

So, um, yeah....my wife is pregnant.....with TWINS!!!

The Killers Live

The Killers at VMWorld 2011 from Lucas Bruch on Vimeo.
We were at a work conference for VMWare and they had The Killers play!

Pandora vs Spotify; What's the difference?

Since the release of Spotify in the US last month, I have heard a lot of people trying to explain how it is "like pandora" or "like grooveshark".  I even heard one explanation that said it is like pandora, Grooveshark, and iTunes all rolled into one.  All of these comparisons don't seem to fit the bill.  I am not a fan of defining a platform in terms of existing platforms, it is lazy.  There can be similarities, but usually, each will have a unique set of features.

Therefore, I wanted to take some time to explain to my friends and family what I have found to be the differences between Spotify and Pandora and how I use each platform.  I will admit that I don't use Grooveshark or Rdio, so I won't bring those up.

Here is how each company defines themselves: