28 October 2011 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
2011.10.26 – Rathskeller Celebrating our 25th with a good German meal (of course) at the Rathskeller restaurant in the basement of the historic Anthenaeum building in downtown Indianapolis. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
8 February 2011 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
2011.02.08 – NYC, originally uploaded by mark.taber. In New York for our annual get-together of all the editorial and marketing people in our group. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
20 November 2009 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
My birthday present from Christopher this year was a trip to Chicago to see the Pixies in concert performing their album Doolittle. I bought the tickets — and Christopher agreed to come along and to not act too embarrassed about the whole thing. As it turns out, we both thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Every song » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
2 November 2009 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Goodbye Daylight Savings Time! Happy November! Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
6 October 2009 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
A quick shot of the plaza in front of the Nokia Theater (where they apparently hold the Grammys and where tonight Mark Hamill joined in on the fun of the Adobe Sneak Peeks) to complement my snap in Times Square just last month, on the other side of t… Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
4 October 2009 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
In Los Angeles for Adobe MAX 2009, which starts tomorrow. This is pretty much the scenery around here – mammoth bank buildings, lots of concrete, and the occasional flash of color/art. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
25 December 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
24 December 2008: Our somewhat annual family portrait taken just before heading out to the Christmas eve service. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
5 December 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
It is very appropriate in this Thanksgiving Season that we share our deep sense of thanksgiving to you who have enriched the lives of so many children in Zimbabwe! Your eager willingness to help (and that of countless others, as well) has both inspired and pushed us to keep the projects moving and growing. » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
5 December 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
Children at Clare School It is very appropriate in this Thanksgiving Season that we share our deep sense of thanksgiving to you who have enriched the lives of so many children in Zimbabwe! Your eager willingness to help (and that of countless others, as well) has both inspired and pushed us to keep the projects » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
25 October 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
In late October Colleen and I took a trip by train from Ann Arbor to Chicago to see Lucinda Williams play at the Riviera Theater on the north side of Chicago. (It was difficult to take photos while trying to not attract the attention of the ushers — Colleen managed to sneak this one.) The » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
8 October 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Photo taken on my cellphone from the grandstands at the Indiana State Fairgrounds while waiting for Obama to speak. Pretty good seats despite getting here relatively late. Feel like an old hand by now at attending presidential political rallies. Colleen says she feels like a groupie. Again with the rock concert comparisons. Excited, happy crowd » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
18 September 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Christopher all ready to go to the homecoming dance. He’s got his usual trappings — black shirt, sunglasses, etc. — on for an event like this, though this time with the addition of a new Jerry Garcia tie that he chose and managed to tie … Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
18 September 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
A photograph of Melinda’s that was recently purchased for an undisclosed sum by an unnamed ad agency for use by an unknown consumer products company in a national ad campaign of some sort. The ad agency found it on Flickr, and apparently the client, whoever that may be, loved it and thought it was » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
13 September 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
The news from Zimbabwe is not ALL bad—although most of it is heart-breaking. As I write this, a plan of the sharing of power between ZANU-PF and MDC in a Government of National Unity has been signed and is to be announced on Monday. Until it actually is promulgated—and implemented—nothing is certain. The » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
11 September 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Haven Kimmel signs a copy of her first book, A Girl Named Zippy (Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana), for Colleen after a reading at Big Hat Books in Broad Ripple. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
19 August 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
The customary first day of school on the porch portrait. Melinda almost had to remind me to take it, believe it or not. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
20 July 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Bicycled down to Steak ‘n Shake on a slow Sunday evening to say hi to Melinda and keep her company for a spell. Something different and fun. The way she looked at me you’d think she’d never seen me ride a bike to a particular destination — that is, for anything other than riding around » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
29 June 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
In June 2008 the family made a rare trip together to Chicago to attend, first, Faith’s wedding in Naperville, and then, second, a performance of Wicked in downtown Chicago. The next day we had some time to explore the Art Institute and the attra… Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
17 June 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
Many of you have received some news reports that I have forwarded some time back. Some have not. Keep ALL of Zimbabwe in your prayers! Murder, beatings, burning, starving are common words in the news. Conditions are terrible and getting worse–the food distributing NGOs have been told to stop–but appear to be going ahead » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
30 April 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
For those who are following the presidential vote situation in Zimbabwe. This is the first time that I have seen the concrete data behind the MDC’s claim of outright victory. These are the figures that the MDC is working with.There is no guarantee of their accuracy, but if they are, then Tsvangirai won outright, with no » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
23 April 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
From “Zimbabwe Situation” Zimbabwe is a deeply religious country. Daily discussions of the country’s crisis end with Zimbabweans, black and white, saying: “We can only pray.” So when the leaders of Zimbabwe’s churches unanimously warn that the country faces “genocide” unless the international community intervenes, it is an important moment. The clerics were speaking more than three » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
12 April 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
12 April 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Huge line of people waiting to get in to see Obama at Ball State in Muncie Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
8 April 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
It’s not every day that an amateur photographer’s picture is used to illustrate a Nobel Laureate’s work. While I can’t say that Doris Lessing is even aware that this online article exists, it’s still an honor for me that the UNESCO electronic publication, The UNESCO Courier, chose a photograph I had taken of Norman, a » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
4 April 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
"Cost of War" – One of two works of Melinda’s that were selected for the Annual Student Art Show at Ball State. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
29 March 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
There’ve been only a couple brief, mild mentions of Senator Obama. Other than that, everything else was directed at squarely the Bush administration and eight years of disastrous policies and unequaled incompetence. “it took a Clinton to clean things up after the first Bush, and it’ll take a Clinton to clean up after the second » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
29 March 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
The audience seems to be for the most part middle-aged or beyond. And rather, um, homogeneous — something Colleen noticed since it’s in marked contrast to the demographics of the school district. Lots of union representation, with signs and shirts and all. Good music selection while waiting, though — lots of upbeat, getting-things-done, bringing-about-change kinda » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
29 March 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
We don’t expect to be converted, but since it’s at the high school in Colleen’s school district and since it’s not often a presidential candidate comes to Indianapolis, Colleen, Christopher and I decided to come see Hillary speak at the Ben Davis High School gym this morning. Huge line of people outside waiting to get » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
28 March 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
CHURCHES IN MANICALAND PASTORAL STATEMENT ON HARMONIZED ELECTIONS MARCH 2008 We call upon all people to: • Exercise your right to vote freely according to your conscience and to vote in peace. • Be assured that your vote is private and the choice you make is known only to you. • Respect the right of others to vote according to their » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
18 March 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
This afternoon I took a half-hour break from work to read the entire text of Barack Obama’s amazing speech (see link below) he gave today in Philadelphia. Nothing else I’ve read or heard expresses so well, so succinctly — and so reasonably — the state of race in the US today. And how it relates » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
17 March 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean Loaded down with so much money he can barely carry it all, but this young Zimbabwean isn’t on his way to buy a bike or a computer. All that cash might just buy him a loaf of bread. = Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
17 March 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
In Crisis Zimbabwe Asks: Could Mugabe Lose? “…A presidential election is scheduled here for March 29, and [mother of three] Gladys Sithole said she hoped this time Mr. Mugabe would finally lose. Now 84, he is a former guerrilla fighter who has led the nation since independence in 1980. ‘Mugabe was a hero of the liberation » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
5 January 2008 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
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1 January 2008 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
It looks like the second half of 2007 was rather sparsely documented. Quite a bit actually happened, so be sure to come back soon for the rest of the 2007 story. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
4 July 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
Christopher made his debut performance today with the Carmel High School marching band in the city’s Fourth of July parade. The weather was hot and humid, but the band sounded really good. And Christopher said marching in the parade wasn’t as bad as he thought it’d be. They apparently do a good job of toughening » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
4 July 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Christopher made his debut performance today with the Carmel High School marching band in the city’s Fourth of July parade. The weather was hot and humid, but the band sounded really good. And Christopher said marching in the parade wasn’t as bad as he thought it’d be. They apparently do a good job of toughening » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
28 June 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
We saw a sneak preview of Sicko last weekend, and maybe it was the festive atmosphere of seeing it along with a full theater of similarly minded people, but I have to admit it was far more entertaining and funny than I ever thought a documentary about health care could possibly be — even a » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
28 June 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
We saw a sneak preview of Sicko last weekend, and maybe it was the festive atmosphere of seeing it along with a full theater of similarly minded people, but I have to admit it was far more entertaining and funny than I ever thought a documentary about health care could possibly be — even a » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
17 June 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
As of a couple weeks ago our family has officially had two freshmen in it — the long-anticipated beginning of an eight consecutive years of college for one member of the family or another. Melinda attended Student Orientation at Ball State and got her official ID card and BSU email address and everything. The two-day orientation » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
17 June 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
As of a couple weeks ago our family has two freshmen in it — and so the long-anticipated eight consecutive years of college for one member of the family or another begins. Melinda attended Student Orientation at Ball State and got her official ID card and BSU email address and everything. The two-day orientation program » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
4 June 2007 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
To read a recent newsletter from Africa University missionaries Jane and Larry Kies click here. Jane works with the Intensive English Class and Larry Manages the farm and teaches agriculture. Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
25 May 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
And here she is, all graduated and everything. The ceremonies — a Baccalaureate Mass in the Cathedral gym on Saturday and then actual Graduation at Butler University on Sunday — were very nicely done and even moving at times, as I guess they’re designed to be. Melinda’s now looking for a summer job to pass » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
25 May 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
And here she is, all graduated and everything. The ceremonies — a Baccalaureate Mass in the Cathedral gym on Saturday and then actual Graduation at Butler University on Sunday — were very nicely done and even moving at times, as I guess they’re designed to be. Melinda’s now looking for a summer job to pass » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
17 May 2007 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
Dear Morris It was a delight to see our pupils dressed in new uniforms. Parents were very excited and they ululated thanking for what you have done.The shoes have been delayed because we didn’t get the right sizes. The borehole is now functioning properly and we hope to start a garden project. We have imbarked on roofing a classroom block since we » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
17 May 2007 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
17 May 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
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16 May 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Melinda’s graduation announcement. The photo is one that she took herself in a hotel room in Kentucky while on a band trip — not a typical senior portrait, I know, but one that I think shows her as she really is more than any portrait of her that I’ve seen. I made the announcement itself » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
15 April 2007 - Posted by Ann on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
Drew Harvey from Pittsburgh recently returned from a trip to Zimbabwe. While there, he attended the retirement ceremony for the headmaster at Clare School and took a couple photos of the library there. The books came from our VIM team visit in November and from the container. Funds from the VIM » Read more on Ann, Morris and Zimbabwe
12 April 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
(Photo by Colleen Taber) After I moved back to the States from Germany in 1986, one of the first experiences I had in my new hometown of Indianapolis was attending a speech made by Kurt Vonnegut at North Central High School. At the time, I simply couldn’t believe that I was in the same (albeit very » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
12 April 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
(Photo by Colleen Taber) After I moved back to the States from Germany in 1986, one of the first experiences I had in my new adopted hometown of Indianapolis was attending a speech made by Kurt Vonnegut at North Central High School. At the time, I simply couldn’t believe that I was in the same » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
24 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
Who would have thought? Nürnberger Bratwurst (appropriate for all the SUSE people in town for Novell BrainShare, I guess) with Bratkartoffeln and a Pils for supper at Siegfried’s Delicatessen in Salt Lake City. They also had one of the largest selections of German specialty foods I’ve seen outside of Germany itself. Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
24 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Who would have thought? Nürnberger Bratwurst (appropriate for all the SUSE people in town for Novell BrainShare I guess) with Bratkartoffeln and a German beer for supper at Siegfried’s Delicatessen in Salt Lake City. They also had one of the largest selections of German specialty foods I’ve seen outside of Germany itself. Technorati Tags: Salt » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
23 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
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23 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Last Friday Melinda marched for the last time with the Cathedral High School “Pride of the Irish” marching band. Cathedral closes down every St. Patrick’s Day so everyone can participate in the festivities — and the band is always in the parade downtown. This year the Cathedral band even lead the parade, so I videoed » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
22 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
Video_032107_001.3g2 Here’s a video of a cool tunnel between concourses that they have in the new Detroit airport terminal. The walls have abstract colors changing and pulsing in time with music. Really neat for and out of the ordinary for an airport! Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
22 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
[MEDIA=15]Video_032107_001.3g2 Here’s a video I took on my Treo of a cool tunnel between concourses that they have in the new Detroit airport terminal (I was on my way to Salt Lake City for a computer conference). The walls have abstract colors changing and pulsing in time with music. Really out of the ordinary for » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
21 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
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14 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
IMG_3702 Originally uploaded by niteseeker. Two of Melinda’s photos were selected for round one of the Indiana Project eXcel awards — a state-wide arts competition for high school students. On Friday we find out if either photo makes it into round two. This photo of firemen watching a barn burn down was one of those selected, » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
14 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber
Two of Melinda’s photos — the one of some busy Fishers, IN firemen, above, and a closeup of a certain Marine’s eyes, below — were selected as round one winners in the 2D art category of the Indiana Project eXcel awards — a state-wide arts competition for high school students sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau » Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber
3 March 2007 - Posted by Mark Taber on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos
I’ve uploaded a PDF of Melinda’s expanded portfolio, which she put together for her art scholarship application at Ball State. You can download or view it here: Taber-Melinda-Portfolio-20070302.pdf Read more on Colleen & Mark Taber's Family News, Photos and Videos