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Photo tour of the 4th of July.

by Joe Doyle on July 7, 2008

The Doyles and Thompsons rode our bikes down to Auditorium Shores for Austin’s fireworks. Great display, wonderfully accompanied by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.

Lloyd and Kirsten Thompson made a Ravinia-worthy spread of delectable treats and we trailered the booze. It was wonderful to hear comments about the “good ones” – all in all, a fun time.

We set up camp away from the main group, but still heard the symphony loud and clear. Riding your bike down is the best idea ever.

Stealie enjoyed a good toss around grounds. I’ve had this frisbee since the early 80’s.

Our good friends, the Thompsons enjoying the day.

Yours truly with Mrs. Yours Truly. We enjoyed the ride down - it was surprisingly pleasant temperature wise.

I took about 10 images of the fireworks. Here’s one that actually turned out OK. Perhaps next year Katie and PJ can see these sights.

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POLL: Which poster would you rather see in the bleachers at Comiskey?

by Joe Doyle on June 25, 2008

Hey friends.

Our boy Danny Sullivan asked Stalelife to create a poster for him. We don’t usually take on personal projects, but Dan is a stand-up guy and even helped us with discounted tickets for our recent outing to Comiskey.

So here are the posters he requested. Which should he print and bring to the games this weekend? Respond below so we can help him figure it out.

They are just versions of one another, but I like the second one – the font face is more full and easier to see from a distance.

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Random thoughts and a new site

by Joe Doyle on June 23, 2008

I’ve been getting emails about the weird things going on with my blog. Keep ‘em up, please – they all help as I re-design this thang.

As you can see (on the actual site, if you RSS), I’ve moved forward with the new theme I wrote about a couple weeks back. It’s called THESIS by DIYthemes, and so far I like it.

I’m getting help from this guy and even this guy, but my objective is to learn all about the code and get to a point where I’m writing it myself. So far, so good.

Next I plan to:
• change fonts to a san-serif
• add a background image border
• move the header and include a new design
• add social networking links, a portfolio page and fresh blogroll
• upgrade to the latest WordPress version

WEEK IN CHICAGO

Last Tuesday night I arrived in Chicago for a working session with new clients, a visit with family and friends, a Stalelife-sponsored White Sox event and games versus the Cubs.

I posted a bunch of new images on Flickr. They tell a quick story, but here are some impressions:

• The Garcia’s baby girl Cecilie is as cute as reported. Strong, too.

• Sadly, I missed seeing two other new friends, Rylan Soble, Matt and Amy’s boy, and Wil Salihar of the Warren and Lisa Salihars. Next time…

• You forget how much advertising there is on the streets of Chicago until you get back

• Great weather - I even wore a jacket one day.

• The Sox can beat NL teams, apparently just the last-place ones.

• Cubs fans are even more obnoxious after a twelve pack. Ugh - worst fans in baseball.

• Working with my partner Kurt is much easier in person.

• I missed my family every day, and that feeling got stronger the closer I got to home.