My life revolves around four people: my God, my wife, my son, and my daughter. I blog about Cathy and Nathan all the time; It’s only fair I tell you a little bit about the other girl in my life, my two-year-old, Nicola Jean, or Nicki. As of the moment, Nicki is a polar opposite of her ahia (Chinese for “older brother”). Whereas Nathan is personable and warm, Nicki will generally ignore most people with whom she is unfamiliar....

As of June 21, 2009, these are my ten favorite songs. 1. When Love Takes Over (1) David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. 2. No Surprise (2) Daughtry Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You...

I apologize for the past week. I installed a malicious theme that caused my WordPress dashboard to malfunction, and, well, it was a nerve-wracking week. Anyhow, thanks to Joni, my amazing web host, who provided customer service above and beyond the call of duty, GannsDeen.com is now back online, albeit with its previous theme. I’ve missed you all.

Today at a birthday party that my family and I attended, the program host asked the children for “magic words.” One boy shouted out, “Abracadabra!” and received a prize. Another yelled out, “Hocus pocus!” and received another prize. A little girl said “Bibidi bobbidee boo!”, taking a page from Disney’s Cinderella, and was rewarded for her efforts. Nathan came to the front and...

As of June 14, 2009, these are my ten favorite songs. 1. When Love Takes Over (new) David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. 2. No Surprise (2) Daughtry Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here....