TommyLog – A Broken Wrist

So what a great weekend. Clara had the most awesome dance competition at Kaukauna High School. Clara’s team won first place in Poms, first place in kick, and in first place in jazz.

The night prior, we had some pretty significant rain in the area in the parking lot turned to ice.

Sadly, as Madeline was going to see the awards, she slipped in the parking lot and fell and broke her wrist. I rushed back to the high school to get Madeline and take her to the emergency room. We went to St. Elizabeth Hospital in the care there could not have been better. Madeline has a slight fracture in her right wrist and will have to have a cast for the next 4 to 6 weeks.

All is well in the Clifford family.

I love being a dad!

TommyLog TECH – Belkin WeMo Switch #VZWbuzz

When my good friends at Verizon asked me to test the new Belkin WeMo Switch, I was more than happy to do so.

This thing is just dead simple to use.  Follow a few simple instructions and you ar ready to go in under 10 min flat. Well mine took a bit longer as I had firmware to update, but my mileage may not be typical.

Anyone looking to add a bit of home automation to your life, this is a super easy way to get started.

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to do a blog posting. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog – What I’m Thankful For

To close out 2013, I want totake some time to give thanks. Thanks for all the people around me that have made the Clifford family successful.

It’s impossible to name everyone by name, as I don’t want to leave anyone out and make someone sad…so i skipped most names on purpose.

THANK YOU for making 2013 so wonderful!

Here’s to an even more amazing 2014! WOOT!

TommyLog – Supporting Your Heritage

This is a different Tommylog. I received an email question about language and heritage and i wanted to address it as a video.

Here’s the contents of the letter…

If you spoke another language fluently (in this case, Italian) along with English (you being Bilingual). Would you speak both—openly?
The reason I say ‘openly’ is because *I know* people that are able to speak their native [heritage (more minorities)] language,  and refuse to speak…
Like If they’re ashamed.
I *somewhat* have a feeling why. In the minority category are blacks & Hispanics.
In society, it’s much better now… but it’s always been tough.
Not sure how it was in Rochester while you grew-up…
If there were any Hispanics in your neighborhood, or If you had any as friends/acquaintances.

I appreciate the letter and love the opportunity to talk about this. I feel that being true to yourself and your heritage is important, but with that said, the frame of reference for me is considerably different.

TommyLog – No Kid Hungry

I’m proud to be engaged in a great cause this holiday season and to be assisting Hickory Farms as they support No Kid Hungry.

Hickory Farms has been a proud supporter of No Kid Hungry, an organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America. To date, the combined support of Hickory Farms and their customers has raised more than $2.5 million for this cause. For this holiday season, we’re taking it a step further.

Their goal is to raise $700,000, which will provide access to approximately 7 million meals for children in the U.S. who struggle with hunger. It’s their 7 Million Meals Mission.

Please join me in helping make sure that no kid goes hungry this year by following this link taking an active role in the process. http://www.nokidhungry.org/ To see more about how Hickory Farms is helping, please visit http://www.hickoryfarms.com/no-kid-hungry.html

-Tommy

[DISCLAIMER – I know a gal who works for No Kid Hungry who hooked me up getting some free stuff from Hickory Farms and asked me to do a blog posting. All my words are original and my own.]