More Tricks, Less Treats

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 11/26/2012 2:55:00 AM

'Halloween is one of my all-time favorite holidays and every year I eagerly await the boys decisions on costumes. For the last few years, I have been reiterating the need to design their own costumes, stretch their imaginations and embrace Halloween for all the awesomeness that it is. My heart swelled when Hunie told me he wanted to be a blue tree with a rainbow elephant climbing up it.'

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The Lies of Benevolent Dictators

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 10/28/2012 4:17:00 AM

'B and I have been together for…a while now. I honestly do not keep track of these things and without more than a few minutes thoughts cannot tell you how long we have known each other or the date when we met, got engaged or even married. Many folks, including an especially irate immigration agent, are incredulous of the fact that we don’t track this data. It is always a nice, welcome surprise'

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The Chaos and Order of Hunie

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 8/29/2012 4:09:00 AM

'Chaos is defined as the behavior of systems that follow deterministic laws but appear random and unpredictable.   Hunie is a chaotic system deferring to the deterministic laws of his inner-monkey. Chaotic dynamics If you happen to have wandered around all day with your lucky penny in your sock, as Tingu did, and then fished that penny out and placed it on the table while you enjoyed your'

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Instant Fall

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 8/24/2012 4:23:00 AM

'1:21 PM It was a hot summer - one that was busy but felt enjoyably never-ending  - and now, it is instantly fall. I think I will have this same feeling of the never-ending ending when the kids complete college. I just want to hold on to things the way they are right now just a little longer. First fall colored tree from my office window. Tingu's first day of first grade was here before'

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The Best Day Ever

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 8/15/2012 3:01:00 AM

'According to the kids we've been having a lot of  "best day evers" around here! That is very good news as I feel it has been an exceptionally busy summer. Given the young ages of the kids and my decision to work outside the home, I often wondered if I was around enough to give them lots of "best day evers". Right or wrong, I rationalized my choices in favorable statistics - as I am not at home'

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I am speaking Japanese, I really think so..

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 7/20/2012 2:53:00 AM

'"Konnichiwa, two tuna tataki, an octopus and a lemonade please. Arigato.”  That is a direct quote from the Tings. Tingu loves sashimi. Naively, B and I were excited to see if the kids would love sushi as much as we do. We didn’t realize what we were creating. Tings wakes up with a spring in his step when he knows it is sushi night. The waitresses at the Japanese restaurant we frequent are'

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The Gentlemen of Socca

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 7/12/2012 9:19:00 PM

'The title is not a typo. It is a call for you to join the movement to universally name the sport soccer. If you have the misfortune of telling me about European football, I may very well subject you to the complete etymology of the word. I almost as passionate about calling it soccer as I am about the Portuguese team! Very Serious. For many years, B has been anxiously awaiting the day he'

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SummerTime

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 7/6/2012 1:42:00 AM

'(If your bandwidth can handle it, listen above!) Summertime and the livin' is easy Nani’s here and she’ll buy you ice-cream Oh, Nana says he’ll dump what you don’t want But Maashi knows he’s just eatin’ everything…. Oh, your Daddy’s happy Have you ever seen more perfect water in Florida?  And your Mamma loves bling Chubbs blinded by my sparkly tunic. I think she'

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Graduation

Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 6/28/2012 3:22:00 AM

'This was the Tings last year at his Graduation from Pre-K to full-on Kindergarden. I am the consumer all marketers dream of ; The only thing that stopped me from launching a grand Graduation party complete with photo-screened cake of the Tingu was, well, I ran out of time, or I suppose more accurately, in some deep-down place I prioritized other things above his Graduation, because c’mon it was'

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Author : Burns      Blog : The Tingu Hunie Factor      Date : 12/18/2011 9:24:00 PM

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