This is my book blog. I’ll be providing my notes and reviews of all the book’s I read. Expect this blog to be multi media heavy with much of the content audio based as many of the books I consume are audio based and listened to in the car. I will therfore be calling in blog ideas. You will be able purchase any of the books I review from this site. This site is beinging created entirely for my plesure and to keep a set of notes on the books I consume. If it benefits others all the better.Tumblr (3.0; @book-nook)http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/letters/">Letters</a>: <p>It’s been a while since my last blog and I realize I’ve been blogging less over here since I started the DADvocate Project. It’s not that I don’t have tons to say it’s just that I have so much going…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/845683574http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/845683574Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:40:32 -0400“Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’”<br/><br/> - <em>peter maher, canadian marathon runner (via <a href="http://intrepidrunner.me/">intrepidrunner</a>)</em>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/845501929http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/845501929Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:41:45 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/competiton-and-goals/">Competition</a>: <p>I was out running tonight and I finished my run right in front of the pool. I decided to take a look because there was a swim team competition there. It was fun to see the parents watching their…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/753104218http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/753104218Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:45:00 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/should-i-do-an-sdr/">Should I Do an SDR</a>: <p>I was recently asked by a parent if they should do an SDR. We’ve been playing phone tag ever since. I just decided that I would write a post explaining my thoughts on SDR and how I would talk to…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/717073187http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/717073187Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:56:26 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/three-weeks/">Three weeks</a>: <p>It’s been a little over three weeks since the surgery and I’m not sure when I uploaded the last update. I’m writing this one on my iPhone since my Internet is out tonight. </p> <p>Haley is doing…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/706887332http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/706887332Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:46:56 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/week-sdr/">One week – to SDR</a>: <p>I’m not sure if this title of this post sound optimistic or ominous. It sertanly contains elements of both for all of us involved. I’m not going to take the time in this post to explaine everything…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/610580838http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/610580838Tue, 18 May 2010 13:52:47 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/countdown-2-weeks/">Countdown 2 weeks</a>: <p>This past week was really pretty amazing. We took a much needed vacation at the beach. It was good for everyone. We all got our minds off the surgery at least for a little while. </p> <p>Haley got a lot…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/592403858http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/592403858Wed, 12 May 2010 09:16:36 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/count-3-weeks/">Count Down 3 weeks – Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy</a>: <p>I started writing this blog yesterday and was filled with trepidation. You see our friends that had participated in the stem cell study have found that they are having great success. I even talked…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/574481253http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/574481253Wed, 05 May 2010 18:30:35 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/letscurecporg/">LetsCureCP.org</a>: <p>I’m one of the board members of a new non-profit called Let’s Cure CP. We are still very much in the startup phase and I’m very excited about our mission. We are the first and only organization…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/558863201http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/558863201Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:00:21 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/count-4-weeks-dday/">Count Down 4 weeks to D-day</a>: <p>I’m going to try and be a little more active on MySpellingSucks again now that I have <a href="http://www.thedadvocateproject.com">The DADvocate Project</a> going smoothly. It’s been a while since my last post here but I’ve been working hard…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/552191019http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/552191019Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:50:39 -0400<a href="http://metzgerbusiness.com/resilient-enough-04-05-10-bob-zartarians-housing-and-economy-news-and-views/">Resilient enough? | 04-05-10 Bob Zartarian’s Housing and Economy News and Views</a>: <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetzgerbusiness.com%2Fresilient-enough-04-05-10-bob-zartarians-housing-and-economy-news-and-views%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetzgerbusiness.com%2Fresilient-enough-04-05-10-bob-zartarians-housing-and-economy-news-and-views%2F" height="61" width="51"/></a></div> <p>Our country was resilient in the 18^th Century and survived the Revolutionary War. In the 19^th Century the country was torn apart by the Civil War and in the 20^th Century the country…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/505905303http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/505905303Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:34:13 -0400<a href="http://metzgerbusiness.com/gifted-artist/">Gifted Artist!</a>: <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetzgerbusiness.com%2Fgifted-artist%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetzgerbusiness.com%2Fgifted-artist%2F" height="61" width="51"/></a></div> <p>I’d like to tell you about a truly gifted artist. Interestingly I met her at a tweet-up. IT seems I’ve given a lot business to people I’ve met at tweet-up’s lately but I can’t even begin to…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/502529998http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/502529998Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:54:27 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/big-potty-incident/">The BIG POTTY Incident!</a>: <p>A few weeks back I wrote a post on DAD-O-Matic called <a href="http://dadomatic.com/panties-and-business/">Panties and Business.</a> It was a great little post about learning tenacity from teaching my child about potty training. The unfortunate thing is…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/491543207http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/491543207Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:13:00 -0400<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/march-weekend/">March Weekend</a>: <p>It was another great weekend. I wrote a post about last weekend over at <a href="http://dadomatic.com/hold-hands-or-push/">dad-o-matic</a>. You can check it out if you’ed like. This weekend’s post goes here becaus I’m ending it with looking for funded…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/481181081http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/481181081Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:11:48 -0400<a href="http://metzgerbusiness.com/four-letter-words-03-22-10-bob-zartarians-housing-and-economy-news-and-views/">Four letter words | 03-22-10 Bob Zartarian’s Housing and Economy News and Views</a>: <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetzgerbusiness.com%2Ffour-letter-words-03-22-10-bob-zartarians-housing-and-economy-news-and-views%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetzgerbusiness.com%2Ffour-letter-words-03-22-10-bob-zartarians-housing-and-economy-news-and-views%2F" height="61" width="51"/></a></div> <p>For the last year the national discourse centered on health care reform. Now it’s time to turn to what few disagree with –we need to quickly spur national and international commerce. It’s…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/475368968http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/475368968Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:27:24 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/405679529/tumblr_ky9mvcisE01qa59sy&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/405679529http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/405679529Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:06:48 -0500<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=393">Some interesting DADvocate survey stats!</a>: <p><table id="chart#76" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> <div id="title#76" style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"> <table id="chart#59" border="0"><tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div id="title#59" style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr"><strong>What is your faith?</strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div id="image#59"><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=bhs&chs=345x360&chbh=24%2C6&chco=0fd30f%7C5ae15a%7C79e679%7C00d000%7C4bde4b%7C1ed61e%7C88e988%7C97ec97%7C3cdb3c%7C69e369%7C2dd82d&chxt=x%2Cy&chxl=0%3A%7C0%7C6%7C12%7C18%7C24%7C30%7C36%7C1%3A%7COther%7CDon%27t%20believe%20in%20...%7CNone%20of%20your%20busi...%7CRastafari%20Movement%7CShinto%7CTaoism%7CBuddhism%7CHinduism%7CIslam%7CJudaism%7CChristianity&chxs=0%2C000000%2C12%2C0%2Clt%7C1%2C000000%2C12%2C1%2Clt&chds=0%2C36&chd=t%3A31%2C12%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1%2C0%2C0%2C1%2C3%2C7" alt="" width="345" height="360"/></div> </td> <td> <table id="table#59" border="0"><tbody> <tr> <td>Christianity</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>56%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judaism</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>22%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Islam</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hinduism</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Buddhism</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taoism</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shinto</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0%</td> </tr> <tr><td>…</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/277104201http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/277104201Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:45:13 -0500<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=378">Hey Dad’s</a>: <p>I realize that I had a question that should have been published on the DADvocate survey. It was essay form so I removed it to make the survey easier to complete and I added it to the interview…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/276490800http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/276490800Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:43:11 -0500<a href="http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=387">reBlog from fatchomper.com: Chew The Fat</a>: <p>The Fat Chomper is a great blog that I was recently introduced to. Today I posted a guest post there check it out and brows the rest of his site while your at it.</p> <p>I found this fascinating quote…</p>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/276490403http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/276490403Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:42:47 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/276357692/tumblr_kuedqki8ub1qa59sy&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/>http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/276357692http://www.aspiringexcellence.com/post/276357692Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:23:09 -0500