Strudel & Bratwurst: Christmas Time in Chicago
Strudel and bratwurst...sounds like names for twins or a set of dogs. Or it's the delicious meal I enjoyed at Chicago's 15th Annual Christkindlmarket, a German Christmas festival nearby my…
November in Review: Why We Do What We Do
What am I talking about when I type, "Why we do what we do". This short post is about why we continue to maintain a website and write what we…
Chicago.
Laura and Autumn had the pleasure to join me on a business trip to Chicago last week. After being with FEMA for a little over year, spending 50 nights on the road, and traveling almost 40,000+ air miles, it was nice to have family come along for the ride. Chicago was our destination because the annual FEMA Mitigation Planners Workshop was held here this year. This was my second visit to Chicago this year, Laura and Autumn’s first ever, and it was a great visit to the Windy City.
“But wait! Where was Ethan?”
Facebook and You
After taking some time away from Facebook a couple months ago (and coming back), I realized some interesting trends from Facebook users. Basically, email is nonexistent for personal use, birthdays don’t exist outside of Facebook, and no one comments on other websites outside of Facebook. Do these trends demonstrate the new norm in today’s society, or perhaps the new norm among Facebook users that are on my Friends list? Honestly, I’m not sure. This is why I’m posting my observations to hear what you have to say.
Aerial Views of the Great State of Washington (Video)
As Laura and I prepare to fly to Chicago this week, I’d like to share a video I made from my flight a week ago to Seattle from Maryland. This is a short video showing some of the views of Washington State as we fly east to west and land at Seattle-Tacoma airport. There are some great views of Mount Rainier and surrounding area. This was filmed on a BlackBerry so don’t expect much from it.