Barrell Boondoggle tag:barrell.com,2008:/family/1 2008-09-10T02:23:10Z family stuff Movable Type 3.2ysb5-20051201 Dear Dad tag:barrell.com,2008:/family//1.140 2008-09-10T02:18:07Z 2008-09-10T02:23:10Z Dear Dad, You are my hero. You always help me with everything I do. You yell at me because you love and support me. You respect me as a person. I love how you do whatever you can for... Dylan Barrell Dads bucket List from Noe.jpg

Dear Dad,
You are my hero.
You always help me with everything I do.
You yell at me because you love and support me.
You respect me as a person.

I love how you do whatever you can for me.
You make me laugh when I am sad.
You support what I do.
You are my true hero.

from Noe

]]> Untitled by Noe Barrell tag:barrell.com,2008:/family//1.139 2008-03-30T21:14:46Z 2008-03-30T21:22:07Z This poem was done as an assignment by Noe on how escaped slaves felt when trying to flee to Canada. The travel was hard. The day was rough. The night was unknown. We looked for the sign that would lead... Dylan Barrell This poem was done as an assignment by Noe on how escaped slaves felt when trying to flee to Canada.

The travel was hard.
The day was rough.
The night was unknown.
We looked for the sign that would lead us to a new world.
Our stomachs were screaming.
Our heart was empty.
We nearly were caught.

The night was unwilling.
Our bodies were aching.
Our bodies were screaming for rest.

The clues were growing scarce.
We traveled league after league.
Watchdogs barked loudly.
Slave catchers crept around.

We ran at dark and hid at light.
We knew what to look for.
We knew we'd reach the end.
We knew it.

]]> Borders Digital Center Media Coverage tag:barrell.com,2008:/family//1.138 2008-03-13T03:54:32Z 2008-03-13T04:01:00Z Here are a bunch of links to media coverage of Borders new concept store. The digital center is a big piece of the digital center. Reuters Forbes USA Today Detroit Free Press Ann Arbor News Detroit News... Dylan Barrell
Reuters

Forbes

USA Today

Detroit Free Press

Ann Arbor News

Detroit News ]]> Interview with me on Genealogy Gems tag:barrell.com,2008:/family//1.137 2008-03-13T03:47:27Z 2008-03-13T03:50:44Z I was interviewed by Genealogy Gems about the Borders concept store and the genealogy focus within the digital center. Genealogy Gems... Dylan Barrell Genealogy Gems ]]> Guatemala tag:barrell.com,2008:/family//1.136 2008-01-16T01:46:35Z 2008-01-16T02:49:20Z We spent Christmas and New Year in Guatemala with a short detour to Copan, Honduras. Wonderfully craggy, wonderfully peaceful, wonderfully disorganized and hopelessly poor. Rich in beauty, rich in sunshine, rich in color and rich in history and tradition. I... Dylan Barrell We spent Christmas and New Year in Guatemala with a short detour to Copan, Honduras. Wonderfully craggy, wonderfully peaceful, wonderfully disorganized and hopelessly poor. Rich in beauty, rich in sunshine, rich in color and rich in history and tradition. I have tried to distill 2 weeks of stunning images into a couple of minutes. I hope it gives you a taste of what the place has to offer.

To look at some photos, click here ]]> Winning Map tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.135 2006-12-22T20:16:13Z 2006-12-22T20:20:30Z

I was quite pleased to see that my platial map won the "Best Map" in the category "Best Blog/Published Map"...you can take a look here Platial 2006 Map Awards Hooray for competitions that I win ;-)... Dylan Barrell Platial 2006 Map Awards

Hooray for competitions that I win ;-)]]> Alistair makes Tappan honor roll tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.133 2006-11-17T20:44:36Z 2006-11-17T21:34:06Z By getting all A's and Bs on his report card, Alistair today made the Tappan honor roll...congratulations Alistair...we promise not to put stupid "My Child is a Tappan Honor Student" bumper stickers on our cars.... Dylan Barrell By getting all A's and Bs on his report card, Alistair today made the Tappan honor roll...congratulations Alistair...we promise not to put stupid "My Child is a Tappan Honor Student" bumper stickers on our cars. North American Physical Features tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.132 2006-11-16T22:21:19Z 2006-11-16T22:26:54Z by Alistair Barrell I am part of North America. I am the Devil's Tower. I am made up of 1000's of hexagonal pillars. I am a volcanic plug. I was formed about 1,000 years ago. My surrounding land is... Dylan Barrell by

Alistair Barrell


I am part of North America.
I am the Devil's Tower.
I am made up of 1000's of hexagonal pillars.
I am a volcanic plug.
I was formed about 1,000 years ago.
My surrounding land is scattered with boulders, fallen from hundreds of feet.
I am the Devil's Tower.
I am part of North America.

I am part of North America.
I am the Hoh rain forest.
I am located in the Olympic National Park.
I am green and lush.
I stretch from the north to the south of the park.
I am one of the northernmost rain forests in North America.
I am right by the coast.
I am the Hoh rain forest.
I am part of North America.

]]> Thanksgiving Treat tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.131 2006-11-16T22:14:50Z 2006-11-16T22:26:25Z by Alistair Barrell Steaming turkey Many guests Baby table Not me! Time together Almost winter Watching movies Tasty pasty! Boring adults Awesome kids Playing games Blech carrots Yummy potatoes Near bedtime Please Mom! Goodbye guests Kitchen mess Not my... Dylan Barrell by

Alistair Barrell


Steaming turkey
Many guests
Baby table
Not me!
Time together
Almost winter
Watching movies
Tasty pasty!
Boring adults
Awesome kids
Playing games
Blech carrots
Yummy potatoes
Near bedtime
Please Mom!
Goodbye guests
Kitchen mess
Not my problem
Mom'll clean
In the morning!
]]> Going Home tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.26 2006-07-28T17:46:07Z 2006-07-28T18:02:41Z Heading home...its took us 7 weeks to get to San Francisco and now we had about a week to go all the way back...take a look at the ourney up to lake Michigan on the South-Western-most corner of Michigan...next up... Dylan Barrell Heading home...its took us 7 weeks to get to San Francisco and now we had about a week to go all the way back...take a look at the ourney up to lake Michigan on the South-Western-most corner of Michigan...next up - overall impressions of an amazing trip...

This one is best viewed in the high quality video, so here it is... High Quality Version.

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We reached the final place we wanted to spend time at on this journey...San Francisco...Jennifer lives here now and she took us to a nice Spanish tapas restaurant in the Mission district...somehow we managed to not take a photo or... Dylan Barrell We had a full day for sightseeing...see some of the sights for yourself in the vlog in the extended entry...

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]]> California tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.24 2006-07-22T16:40:25Z 2006-07-22T16:46:59Z

We have arrived in Northern California...much more rugged coast than Oregon...beautiful beaches, but not as long and sandy...on the coast the wind blows all the time...sometimes like a gale, sometimes its a soft breeze...fog in the mornings and very sunny... Dylan Barrell Next stop Safran Crisco...

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]]> Giada Lia tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.23 2006-07-17T22:03:22Z 2006-07-17T22:24:25Z

She was born at 8:32 on July 13, 2006 weighing 3.35kg and 48cm in length...congratulations new parents Marco and Silvia...... Dylan Barrell
Giada Lia 16K.jpg
]]> Oregon Coast tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.22 2006-07-16T01:15:39Z 2006-07-16T01:41:52Z More Oregon Coast good times...the mornings are misty and the afternoons are sunny...wonderful beaches...vignettes in the vlogToday we crossed into California...370 miles to San Francisco... Dylan Barrell Today we crossed into California...370 miles to San Francisco

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]]> Oregon Coast, Newport tag:barrell.com,2006:/family//1.21 2006-07-12T23:35:05Z 2006-07-13T00:03:52Z

Oregon coast is beautiful, huge sandy dunes and rocky outcroppings. We learned to crab and to clam. Noe had fun eating crab - the rest of us are not big seafood fans...we flew kites and cycled through the sand dunes...for... Dylan Barrell As always - video in the extended entry...

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