renee and elliott

Reneeandelliott.com gets a new look. We’ve experimented with different WordPress themes, and we’re currently enamored with Leto Prime. I don’t know how these things are named. I saw a theme called #^*% Her Gently!
This theme features an options page which lets you choose from one of 8 headers, or create your own. All themes are [...]

Most people who find this site know what a blog is, but I have learned that several people aren’t quite sure. Technological advances in computers and electronics seems to come at a blinding pace. The way people use technology advances even faster. The World Wide Web was once a tool of scientists. It was a [...]

Can you tell which photos are of Ariana and  which ones are of Elliott? Leave a comment with your guesses.

I would like to take a moment to reciprocate Renee’s public acknowledgment. I love you Renee. You opened my eyes to the infinite capacity to feel and express love for another human.
We met in June of 2005 through an online dating site called Webdate™. We had both grown discouraged with online dating. Renee was ready [...]

The wireless mouse I use was starting to act up. It was moving slowly, and soon it froze. I tried a variety of things:

Change the battery
Press the reset button on the mouse and the receiver
Move metal objects away from the receiver

I thought I was being punished by the Apple gods for using a Microsoft mouse [...]

We’ve been occupied. You have to go out and live life to blog about it. We attended the Toastmasters holiday party on Saturday and we went to Hollywood Beach on Sunday. It was Ariana’s first trip to the beach. We didn’t swim, but the quirky/sleepy vibe of Hollywood Beach makes for more varied people-watching. It’s not just about French-Canadians in their Speedos.

Renee and I went to check out Art Basel this past Thursday night. We couldn’t find parking in the Design District, so we utilized the Midtown Miami parking garage. Before heading out, we ducked in to Target to buy diapers. Renee snapped this photo as I was paying for the diapers (and the half dozen [...]

YouTube is a great way to waste several hours of your time. But is it wasting if we’re genuinely entertained? The first time I saw Gerry Phillips on YouTube, I laughed non-stop for about half an hour.

This past March, we took a trip to Italy. Austin’s art teacher did all the legwork to arrange it with EF Tours. The price was incredible so we could not pass it up. Renee and Austin had never been out of the U.S. (unless you count their time living in Miami-Dade County). Italy is on [...]

My generation (generation X or Y… I can’t quite figure it out) has been raised to value the all importance of one’s CAREER. We were told, “Go to school and get a good education so you can get a good job, and you’re set for life!”. We have been raised by a generation who still [...]