the final edition of The Rocky.

I haven't posted in a while, call it a lack of inspiration. But, I think I've had other things on my mind lately. The economic downturn is affecting everyone, and now today it has taken away a 150-year-old institution, The Rocky Mountain News. The Rocky published their final edition today and it's a huge and unfortunate loss for not only the residents of Denver, Colorado, but this country and certainly the newspaper industry. Newspapers have been battling to survive for several years now as the old business model strains to embrace today's fast, instantaneous methods of information delivery. We are losing the population charged with the responsibility of finding the truth. As internet bloggers, live chats and Twitter feeds supplement our news feed, we are forgetting who and how this information is collected. I fear we will accept hearsay and gossip over top notch, in-depth reporting.

I'm posting this video produced by the staff of The Rocky Mountain News not only because it is incredibly informative and visually interesting, but also to show how much they cared to deliver such an introspective piece knowing their days were numbered. Please take a few minutes out of your day to spend with them. The industry needs it.


Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.

lauren.

Meet Lauren. She's my niece and she's pretty much the cutest thing around Vermont these days. You ask, "Why haven't you posted about her sweetness before?!?!" I know, I know. I have thousands of photos and she hasn't even hit her first birthday yet. I've got a gallery set-up with her photos and I have to limit my obsession there. Tom and I had the honor of babysitting her today and we played some power rock ballads on my piano, typed out some emails on the broken keyboard and did some bouncies on my BoSu Abdominal Trainer. Because, let's face it, somebody's got to use it and we're lacking in the baby toy department. Lauren's the cutest and most precious baby and so easy to hang out with and I just try to document every moment with her because these baby years pass way too quickly. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. Babies make the best subjects, right?!?!

free time.

I know, I know. I haven't posted in weeks. My excuse? I've been busy. Incredibly busy. Between work, wedding planning and that dwindling thing called a social life my blog really hasn't seen much love this year. But, I'll leave you with these photos from a walk Tom and I took with Bear. We've found a new favorite Sunday walk spot with LOTS of puppies for Bear to romp with. I've got lots of photos to post and am taking a long weekend this weekend so MAYBE I'll get around to working on them. Crazy 2009 has just begun.

Enjoy!