April, 2009

Miraculous diet helps Autism Spectrum siblings

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Guest post by Bette Miles-Holleman
In May 2000, I took my youngest son, Benjamin, to the doctor to have his hearing tested. I suspected that he may have some type of hearing loss, because he was not developing as well verbally or socially as his older siblings did when they were the same age. He was [...]

Desert Botanical Garden-April 27

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Went to Desert Botanical Garden this morning with brother David Crook and friend from Bellingham, Ev Bell. We wanted her to see the Chihuly exhibit. This time, I just took my telephoto lens. I loved seeing his artwork through my camera. It is exceptional. Here are a few shots of my visit.

The Social Reef, an Industry Perspective

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Dynamic presentation of the social web by Jeremiah Owyang

Social Reef: An Industry Perspective
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Niece panhandles for charity

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

My talented niece, Soryn Voetberg, and a friend spent a day panhandling. Here’s the writeup in the Daily Chronicle.

Former journalist/professor lights up Webgrammar’s social networking site

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Recently one of the valued members of Webgrammar’s social networking site, Harold Cordry, sent a message to many of his friends, and I want to share it because he is truly my hero.
This man, who has been a journalist, professor, and author (including crossword puzzle books) has a magnificent mind, a great sense of [...]

Vorfeld, Crook, Retallick hit Zoo!

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

My brother, David Crook, joined me and Martha Retallick of Tucson as we spent several hours at the Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. We had Sunday Brunch there, and it was fabulous. I love it when great food and a casual atmosphere blend. It means I can eat my bacon with my fingers.
Here are just [...]

Vorfeld & Retallick Hit Desert Botanical Garden

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Martha Retallick & I visited Desert Botanical Garden today. This time I focused more on using my telephoto lens. Here are several pictures, including two of Chihuly glass, and one of a ground squirrel.

Brothers need autism service dog

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Written by Cheryl Hung on behalf of Dylan and Casey Hung. For the longest time, we couldn’t have kids (two miscarriages) five years of infertility treatment, acupuncture, and then six months later found out we were expecting!
Dylan was born nine days early at 6 lbs. 9 oz. Ultimate pride and joy! For 45 minutes [...]

Anonymous angel helps make service dog training easier

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

When 4 Paws for Ability approves a child for a service dog, the child’s family goes through an intense fundraising process in order to pay for the personalized dog training. Many of the families also create blogs for their children. Once the funds are there, the family is assigned a future training group. Heather P., [...]

How to nail an interview

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

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