I was walking up to my house earlier today… When this super, scary spider tried to attack me!!!

Instead of biting me, the spider started kissing and hugging me. Then, I realized it wasn’t a spider at all. It was Ethan, my six-month old son, enjoying his first Halloween.

Happy Halloween Everybody!!!

Ethan, Robyn and Adam

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My brother, Doug, just sent me these visual illusions. I thought the pictures were pretty amazing. Plus, I liked learning the science behind the illusion (see below).

Do you see what I see?

Flowing leaves – The brown leaf shapes against a green background make this look as if the entire group is flowing—making waves if you focus on the picture as a whole. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

Waves – The blue almond-shaped objects look as if they’re all passing over three separate columns. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

Starbursts -  These bright purple and green star-like shapes appear to be moving, which can be a little nauseating if you stare at it for too long. Photo courtesy of Angie Armstrong.

According to Olivia Putnal, from Yahoo!Health, what your eyes perceive when looking at one of these images is actually a visual illusion. You see the image as something different than what it is because the different cells and receptors in your eyes distinguish images and colors at dissimilar speeds.

The eye can only receive a limited amount of visual stimuli, but as your brain constantly processes the visual information, it gives you the illusion of continuous sight. Whether it’s an optical, physiological or cognitive illusion, the design plays a trick on your eyes (and mind).

Keep on tickin!

Hi everybody,

Thanks for all of your emails about Ethan, our six-month old son.

So you know, Ethan is doing ab-soooooooo-luuuuutely wonderful. He’s been very, very, very busy adjusting to his new life and his new parents, Robyn (my wife) and me. Here’s the latest Ethan update:

• Ethan watched his first Michigan Wolverines football game. As I went to Michigan for college, I was very happy to see him cheering for the right team.

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I want to wish all the fathers and families out there a very, very, very “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!!”

If you are new to this website, today is special for me as it is my 1st Father’s Day. Ethan, our son, was just born in April.

It’s amazing… Even though Ethan is only 11 weeks old, it’s hard to imagine that we ever lived a day without him. Robyn (my wife) and I are truly blessed.

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Yes!!!

You read that right… Ethan, my nine-week old son, slept through the night last night!!!

Robyn (my wife) and I can’t believe it!!!

As you would imagine, we slept pretty good too.

Keep on tickin!

Adam