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Originally posted on pixelology:

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Chuck Bear Visits the Farm

There comes a time in every young man’s life when he must put on a flannel shirt and bear overalls and meet his first pumpkin. For Charles, that time was a sunny day at a local farm with Sarah and Grandma and Grandpa Wildman. And, of course, Sarah brought the camera along for this day […]



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Clever and Lazy is Best

“I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and […]



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chuck bear’s first bite

Sarah decides it’s time for Charles to have his first taste of solid food. Before we feed him this avocado, let’s make our bold predictions about how Chuck Bear will react to his first bite. Sarah: He’s been curious about food and been watching us eat more and more. I think he’s ready. He’s going […]



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Listen Up! Elevator podcast is here.

Putting this podcast out there feels a lot like standing on a high dive platform looking down past my toes at an ice cold pool. I'm taking the plunge.



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Don’t go, Aereo!

The US Supreme Court ruled today that Aereo, an over-the-air TV broadcast streaming serve, violated copyright law by streaming it’s content to paid subscribers. Aereo bills itself as a DVR meets cloud storage meets netflix where subscribers can pay to rent a tiny antenna and DVR at a local Aereo antenna farm. Subscribers can direct […]



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turn an old drawer into a photo display

Take a cute baby and add a handy iphone that’s always in your pocket. The result? Lots and lots of photos. What to do with all those photos? It’s a question this old drawer is helping us solve. See, I’m lazy. So whatever process I put in place to handle this growing collection of digital […]



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We grow, God prunes

When you spend your life working hard to make things happen, you’re tempted to think you’ve earned every good thing you enjoy and deserve every bad thing you suffer. We achievers miss the real story. Our job is simply to grow. God’s job is to prune that growth — shaping, directing and trimming us into […]



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i wish we’d all been ready

What do you do to relax? Some people build old wooden ships in a bottle. I record a DC Talk cover from the 90s. Don’t judge. Featuring: a larrivee 6-string, a dot deluxe hollow body, piano, some synth, a cajon & some other stuff. And none of that canned loop nonsense.Filed under: audio, media, projects, […]



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lessons Chuck Bear learned last weekend

These are just a few of the lessons Chuck Bear learned last weekend from his nice Aunt Rachel and his weird Uncle Josh. Can you guess which relative offered what advice? And can you tell that Sarah, Rachel and Josh just might be siblings?



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chuck bear meets grandpa mike

Chuck Bear loves visitors. This weekend, he finally met Grandpa Mike. I they’ll get along just fine.Filed under: photos, wildlife Tagged: baby, Chuck Bear, photos, sarah



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how to eventually build a shelf

The Internet helped me pick the stain color for my DIY shelf...But things didn't quite turn out like I planned.



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Two Months and We Can’t “Bear” It

It's official – Chuck Bear is two months old. We can't handle all the cuteness ourselves. We have to share. So prepare to "Bear" the incredible cuteness. And a Brown Dog photo bomb.



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The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You (and that’s not supposed to be creepy at all)

Joshua earned his doctorate in a way that has something to do with robots and lasers or something. He and his robot army are very proud of Joshua. And so are we.



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Olympic Rings (tone)

You, my friend, deserve to wake up tomorrow feeling like a champion. Like me. That’s why you need to download my Olympics-ish sounding iphone ringtone and install it on your phone. So…I got a little restless watching the Olympics last night once they started talking about figure skating. That’s when I busted out the ol’ […]



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Chuck Bear Meets the Family

Chuck Bear meets Nana, Grandpa Owen, and Uncle Levi for the first time. Levi had never held a baby before, but he could have fooled us. He’s a natural.Filed under: parenting, photography, photos, wildlife Tagged: baby, Chuck Bear, family, photo



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Chuck Bear Therapy

Sometimes, you just need to look at a photo of a cute baby, take a deep breath, and remember that everything is going to be ok.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: baby, charles, cute, photo



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Hello, Charles

We’re happy to announce the arrival of Charles Owen at 4:13am! He’s a very talkative little guy who weighs in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces and is 20 inches long. We think he’s a keeper. Even Brown Dog. Mom and baby are doing well after a 24 hour, medication-free delivery with tireless assistance from grandma […]



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