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 Though I was born in [[http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/|Minneapolis, Minnesota]], I spent my formative years in [[http://www.yorkmaine.org/|York, Maine]].  My brother, [[aaron|Aaron]], and I used to play all sorts of fun games including "wig" which nearly resulted in vital organ loss.  I survived through [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yms/|York Middle School]] despite soldered glasses, a bad hair cut, and one-on-one math tutorials in a janitor's closet.  My success was partly due to a love affair with a tenor saxophone.
-I went to high school at [[http://www.exeter.edu/|Phillips Exeter Academy]].  It was here that I developed my radio personality, Lester Johnson, on 90.5 FM WPEA.  I also learned how to rock out on the electric bass through a spiritual encounter with the band/fruit juice known as [[http://www.nedlog.com/|Nedlog]].   Oh, and I happened to meet a [[http://bellowelsh.com/pages/team/alexandra-sasha-d-thaler/|fine looking Russian-Cuban]] in a class on Zen Buddhism.
+I went to high school at [[http://www.exeter.edu/|Phillips Exeter Academy]].  It was there that I developed my radio personality, Lester Johnson, on 90.5 FM WPEA.  I also learned how to rock out on the electric bass through a spiritual encounter with the band/fruit juice known as [[http://www.nedlog.com/|Nedlog]].   Oh, and I happened to meet a [[http://bellowelsh.com/pages/team/alexandra-sasha-d-thaler/|fine looking Russian-Cuban]] in a class on Zen Buddhism.
 In 2002, I received an Sc.B. in Math/Physics from [[http://www.brown.edu/|Brown University]].  At Brown, I was heavily involved with an upright bass named Else, until I was sucked into an eight-piece 70s funk band named DLicks.  Lester spent a few too many hours doing late-night freeform radio at [[http://www.wbru.com|95.5 WBRU]].  It was fun while it lasted... my/his sanity, that is.
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 {{images:coolsasha.jpg?200|Sasha Diaz Thaler}}
-Sasha managed to finish about three-quarters of a Saturday [[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/|NYTimes crossword puzzle]] before she realized that I was proposing to her.  (58-Down: Yes.)  She received her J.D. from [[http://www.bu.edu/law/|Boston University]], passed (!) the [[http://www.calbar.ca.gov/|California]] and [[http://www.mass.gov/bbe/|Massachusetts]] Bar Exams, and is a partner at the labor and employment law firm [[http://www.bellowelsh.com/|Bello/Welsh]].
+Sasha managed to finish about three-quarters of a Saturday [[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/|NYTimes crossword puzzle]] before she realized that I was proposing to her.  (58-Down: Yes.)  She received her J.D. from [[http://www.bu.edu/law/|Boston University]], passed (!) the [[http://www.calbar.ca.gov/|California]] and [[http://www.mass.gov/bbe/|Massachusetts]] Bar Exams, and is now a partner at the labor and employment law firm [[http://www.bellowelsh.com/|Bello/Welsh]].
-At [[http://www.yale.edu/|Yale]], Sasha studied Cognitive Science  with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence.  She was the musical director (and sang tenor) for the a cappella group [[http://www.redhotandblueofyale.org|Redhot & Blue]].  She speaks Spanish with a Russian accent, Russian with an American accent, and English with a few glottals added for good measure.  Her favorite number is [[http://www.clarencedemar.com/|26.2]].
+At [[http://www.yale.edu/|Yale]], Sasha studied Cognitive Science  with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence.  She was the musical director (and sang tenor) for the a cappella group [[http://www.redhotandblueofyale.org|Redhot & Blue]].  She speaks Spanish with a Russian accent, Russian with an American accent, and English with a few glottals added for good measure.  Her favorite number is [[http://www.baa.org/|26.2]].
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 {{images:coolalalia.jpg?200|Alalia Thaler}}
-My mom, Alalia, recently completed a tour of Croatia with [[http://www.voicesfromtheheart.org/|Voices from the Heart]], an all female a cappella group based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  They sing inspirational songs from around the world.  She's kept her day job as a guidance counselor at [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/|York High School]].
+My mom, Alalia, recently completed a tour of Cuba with [[http://www.voicesfromtheheart.org/|Voices from the Heart]], an all female a cappella group based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  They sing inspirational songs from around the world.  She's kept her day job as a guidance counselor at [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/|York High School]].
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 ===== The Next Generation =====
-We'll see how long our son Adrian can avoid having his (cute!) pictures posted all over the internet.  He is a precocious little toddler, who would like you to know "that's preposterous" (or "ridiculous", or "not fair" in the case of withheld chocolate).
+We'll see how long our son Adrian can avoid having his (cute!) pictures posted all over the internet.  He is a precocious little  preschooler, who would like you to know "that's preposterous" (or "ridiculous", or "not fair" in the case of withheld chocolate).
 ===== Four Legs are Better Than Two =====
-Our dog Izzy has also managed to avoid the internet limelight.  She has, however, discovered the smörgåsbord along the streets of [[https://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/ourservices/recyclingandtrash|Cambridge]].
+Our dog Izzy has also managed to avoid the internet limelight.  She has, however, discovered the smörgåsbord along the streets of [[https://www.cambridgema.gov/theworks/ourservices/streetcleaning|Cambridge]].