We finally managed to video Amanda singing Sio Bak Chang,Enjoy!

Before my daughter came home for Spring Break, we made plans to build longboard skateboards together, inspired by an article in MAKE magazine. In the early Spring, I helped my father put a roof (sunshade?)on his tractor and claimed the plywood containe…

I love this time of year … let the outdoor parties begin! Click here for great deals (50% off ) select Celebrating Home “must-have” Summer catalog items, quick and cool Bean Pot recipes and MORE! I just returned from a Celebrating Home leadership co…

Below you’ll find a picture of me.A picture of me on stage.On stage having fun.Having fun and being funny.You can tell I’m being funny because Bert and Brent are laughing big belly laughs.Laughing big belly laughs at me/with me/near me is pretty much t…

it has been well over a week since i have been out in my kayak so i decided that, no matter how tired i was this morning, i needed to go. and i’m glad i did. it is a great way to start the morning. it really sets the mood for the entire day.when i left…

For Father’s Day, my mommy & daddy & Behren came over and we headed to Asbury Woods for a fun nature walk with the pups!Behren & Bria were so excited to go swimming in the creek!After the fun walk, we headed back to our house for a cook out…

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Dental offices, in addition to helping maintain oral health, allow patients to read periodicals they would otherwise ignore, such as Sassy Baseball Player Magazine and Scrubs for Weddings Catalogue.

If you love me, let me go back to that bar in Tokyo.

Ahoy Doodle Fans! “Doodle Tour 2011″ is making its way to the Erie Summer Festival of the Arts this weekend (June 24th-26th) in Liberty Park (now known as “Burger King amphitheater”). This event is one of my favorite local events — its all a…

We have questions. Child-like inquiries. And deep, heavy ones.In more than twenty-five years of writing and ministry, Max Lucado has been the receiving line for thousands of such questions. The questions come in letters, e-mails, even on Dunkin Donuts …

Gannon announced its 2011-12 men’s basketball schedule today and here’s my first-blush reaction after reviewing the press release and the actual schedule:* Of the 26 games, 22 of them are against PSAC schools. You knew it was coming, but it was still k…

Seems like a fair trade.

Part of the allure of the Pennsylvania Wilds Region is the distinct feeling of self-reliance one gets while backpacking through the woods or camping out for a night or two….

The beautiful Hemingway Ballroom at the Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center was the location for the wedding reception on Saturday for Laura and Matt. The weather was perfect, Laura looked stunning in her bridal gown, Matt looked handsome in his…

Come help to make this kid-designed space a reality!

As in the plain fact that my mind and my thoughts have been scattered all over the place.The reason for that of course is that I have allowed that to happen. It’s part of my self defense mechanism that permit me to avoid things that require some atten…

I know that my last post was about Victoria’s Secret, but I just have so many fun stories that I thought I would share:)

This past week I worked my very first Semi-Annual Sale.  I can honestly say that the last time I saw this type of mob was whe…

On this Father’s Day, I am so lucky and so thankful for my daddy. He is so funny. So caring. So level-headed. So laid back. So smart. So helpful. So generous. So versatile. So supportive. So encouraging. So great. He has helped me throughout my entire …

In celebration of the day, here’s a picture from Little Miss’s sixth-grade graduation, which the Cabana Boy attended since I had to be in court:

Nothing better than a proud dad and a great daughter.    Look out, middle school–here…

Rice dumpling, zongzi or Bak Chang as we called it is a combination of cooked glutinous rice stuffed with different filling and wrapped in bamboo leaves. There are many kinds of rice dumpling. The one I like most is made of long-grain rice stuffed wit…

Happy 1st Father’s Day to Neil!!!He is truly the best father.His father would be proud.His grandfather would be extremely proud.I am so blessed, Josephine is blessed.I have to be honest, when I was pregnant with Josephine, I was a bit nervous. Neil did…

Josephine Jimza Hartman3 months oldWe don’t have any pictures of us as a family – how is that? I need to get on that….and pronto!

To have a Part Two of “Accounting Gone Wild” wasn’t necessarily my intention, but there is no complaining here. I got another job making cartoons! **The doodles rejoice**Above: The poster design (originally shown here) printed and waiting to be display…

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I rode the bus in to work this morning, something that rarely happens these days.On the corner of Broad Street closest to my house, right where I was waiting for the bus, a lady in a really shiny new Corolla was driving down the street with a flat tire…

I watched my daughter “graduate” from 6th grade today. It was a great day and everyone was certainly happy that another school year ended and that summer is here at last. But there were also some sad faces in the crowd. Some kids will not be returning …

It is FRIDAY!  And, as promised, there will be a Rabbit Movie.

I wanted to post movies of both Rabbits today in honor of….well….Rabbits.  Just Because Rabbits are Rabbits.  (I think we all know what that means.)

But, Miss Elizabeth…

So we’re in court this morning for domestic violence cases, and the judge has about seventeen cases waiting –a pretty stellar number. Usually there’s six or eight. Everyone’s a little twitchy and not looking forward to three hours of “he said, she said” sad stories. So he starts at the top of the list and [...]