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Brush Fire
Feb 6th
There is a brush fire near my home it is burning near my brother’s house. Him, his wife and their two dogs are okay. They have not required an evaquation of the residents in the area but have recommended that we be prepared in case the situation changes. Our last near by brush fire occured about 12 years ago and got very close to our home; at that point we were on the edge of the neighborhood and were the closest to the brush. The firefighters had to come in our backyard and fight the fire at our back fence. The now non-existent news channel OCN came to our house to report on the story.
Ash clouds the sky.
Miyazaki’s Spirited Away
Feb 5th
Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, a spectacular animated film about a ten year old girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents are mysteriously transformed, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world.
I had first seen it when I was at DigiPen’s Summer Workshop: Programming Level 1, and I was amazed by the attention to detail in the behavior of the characters. Having noticed it at the local Best Buy, I then remembered what a great movie it was when I saw it for the first time, so I purchased it. I would highly recommend this inspired character building animated fantasy to anyone who likes animated movies and/or have children, especially little girls.
Aly & Aj – Rush
Jan 29th
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Rejected Cartoons
Jan 26th
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Driving Concepts
Jan 22nd
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Blog Relocated
Jan 11th
You may have noticed that my Blog has moved; I moved it to my server bobdawg.no-ip.org. My goal is to make it available at the address, bobdawgblog.no-ip.org. So wish me luck with that. I also changed my Blog Software from Blogger to Wordpress.
Claire’s Fifth Birthday
Sep 25th
Dad and I at Claire, my lil’ sis’s, fifth birthday party. Happy Birthday Claire!(Names from left to right: Robert Sr, Robert Jr.) 
