What's New
Our family blog and photo gallery are updated more frequently.
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May 18 2017 Made minor updates to the site.
May 21 2014 Made minor updates throughout the site. Changed front page family photo.
Apr 14 2013 Updated Web Sites on Alec's page.
Feb 28 2013 Made minor updates throughout the site.
Dec 10 2011 Removed old content from Roxanna's page. Updated site map.
Sep 27 2011 Updated Wired Family Members on Usticke Family page. Updated site map with gallery.usticke.org album & blog.usticke.org additions.
Feb 1 2011 Updated Alec's page, site map and redirected WGG pages to www.westchestergaming.org.
Oct 27 2010 Updated Caitlyn's page.
Sep 18 2010 Updated site map with gallery.usticke.org album & blog.usticke.org additions.
Aug 31 2010 Updated site map with gallery.usticke.org album changes.
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Aug 1 2010 Updated front page, Usticke Family page, Alec's page, Jill's page, Links and site map.
Made numerous minor tweaks to site after a long haitus.
Mar 22 2008 Updated Caitlyn's page and made minor updates throughout the site.
Jul 23 2006 Updated the navigation menu and links page with a couple new links.
Jul 19 2006 We added a new Usticke family image gallery site at gallery.usticke.org. Now we just need to upload images!
May 1 2005 Updated Alec's page with a list of web sites and previous email addresses.
Apr 28 2005 Changed the drop down navigation menu (used CoffeeCup Free DHTML Menu Builder).
Apr 26 2005 Added several posts about Star Wars Celebration III to the blog.
Apr 15 2005 Made a few minor changes to Other Useful Sites.
Oct 17 2004 Added Bronx Zoo 2004 Sep 2 photo album and Saffy & Liam Feed the Goats video.
Sep 5 2004 Added Bronx Zoo 2004 Aug 2 and Renaissance Faire 2004 Aug 8 photo albums.
Added an index of all blog entries to the Site Map.
Jul 18 2004 Started a support mailing list for families of children suffering from hepatic infantile hemangioendothelioma and related issues such as liver hemangiomas, pediatric angiosarcoma, and liver transplant. Added subscription form to Saffy's Liver Condition page.
Don't forget, our family blog is periodically updated.
Jun 19 2004 Tweaked the top graphic and drop down menu.
Jun 18 2004 Added a top graphic and drop down menu to all pages and made other aesthetic changes. (Now using Microsoft FrontPage 2003.)
Added a chronicle of growth to Saffy and Liam's Photo Albums.
Added link to a review of Tumors of the Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts on Saffy's Liver Condition Bibliography page.
Jun 15 2004 Added Publications About Saffy.
Jun 14 2004 Updated Saffy and Liam's pictures on front page and Jill's page.
Jun 11 2004 Updated family picture on front page and moved old holiday picture.
Jun 1 2004 Added vows to wedding page. Renamed Links page to Other Useful Sites.
May 28 2004 Repaired some broken links throughout the site.
May 23 2004 Updated several items on the Links page and a few other links throughout the web site. Updated the Funagain links on the WGG Associate page; removed the mega list.
May 18 2004 Updated Roxanna's page with link to her new web site at roxanna.usticke.org. Made a few minor changes to other pages.
May 17 2004 Wow, an update! Added a link on the front page to our web log. Added obituary to Gordon's page. Renamed Liam's page and moved his birth announcement to his page. Removed most content from Caitlyn's page (she'll have a new one coming soon I think). Made minor changes to the following pages: Links, Usticke Family, Jill, Alec, and Westchester Gaming Group.
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Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Perhaps our New Year's Resolution will be to bring the web site up-to-date. Saffy is doing well, and Liam is getting bigger and bigger. Happy Holidays! |
Dec 18 2002 Added holiday picture to front page.
Jul 30 2002 Added Liam birth announcement to front page.
Jul 24 2002 Added diary update to New Baby page.
Jul 17 2002 We've been on a bit of a hiatus with the web site, but we finally added some updates. Added two new pictures to New Baby Photo Album Pregnancy, diary update to New Baby page, and diary update and pictures about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jun 25 2002 Added diary update and pictures about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jun 17 2002 Added two new pictures to New Baby Photo Album Pregnancy and diary update to New Baby page. Please note that the Westchester Gaming Group page is frequently updated; changes are not normally listed here.
Jun 2 2002 Added a new sound clip to Saffy's page.
Jun 1 2002 News: We are selling Canon BCI-21 compatible inkjet cartridges on eBay.
May 31 2002 Added diary update and pictures about Saffy's Liver Condition. Added new picture to New Baby Photo Album Pregnancy and diary update to New Baby page.
May 29 2002 Added new essay to Gordon's page: Minnie.
May 27 2002 Added Diary to New Baby page and new picture to New Baby Photo Album Pregnancy. (This is the first picture from our new Nikon Coolpix 2500 digital camera--quality should be much improved.)
May 26 2002 Alec's Star Wars web site is now fully hosted at www.uncleowen.org (instead of www.usticke.org/uncleowen) and distinct from this site. All content has been moved there (including links formerly located on the www.usticke.org Links page).
May 22 2002 Added diary news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
May 20 2002 Added comparison pictures of Saffy and Jill as baby to Saffy's page. Added diary news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
May 19 2002 Added new essay and photo gallery to Gordon's page: Visits and Pictures.
May 13 2002 Added diary news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
May 7 2002 Added diary news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
May 2 2002 News: Alec is in Indianapolis for the Star Wars Celebration II convention. See www.uncleowen.org for info.
Apr 29 2002 Added three new photo albums of Alec & Jill's 1996 wedding (album #1, #2, and #3).
Apr 28 2002 Updated Usticke Genealogy on the family page with links to web sites that include Usticke and Gale family tree info.
Apr 27 2002 Added diary news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition. Added a submission form for the New Baby weight guess contest.
Apr 25 2002 If you're reading this, the transfer to our new web host was successful. It could still take a couple days for the new DNS to propagate to all corners of the Internet though. Hopefully this will be the last disruption for a while. The older full-size picture files that were temporarily removed to make room on our old server have been restored.
Apr 24 2002 We are changing domain hosts, so the web site may be down for a few days. Usticke.org email could be affected as well.
Apr 23 2002 Added diary news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 22 2002 Updated the summary on Saffy's Liver Condition page.
Apr 21 2002 Added two new pictures to New Baby Photo Album Pregnancy. Added diary news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition. Added a custom Internet Explorer (5.0 or higher) favorites icon. (Add this web site to your favorites and look at the icon next to the link.)
Apr 18 2002 Added diary news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 17 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 15 2002 Added news update and pictures about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 12 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 10 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 9 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Apr 7 2002 More web site problems--and no time to correct them--prevented us from updating the site last week. Some older full-size picture files were temporarily removed to make room for new content. They will be restored shortly. Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 30 2002 Added Bibliography of medical texts obtained while researching Saffy's liver condition. Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 29 2002 Added AIM Remote to Jill's page.
Mar 28 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 27 2002 Added New Baby Photo Album Pregnancy.
Mar 26 2002 Revised Saffy's Liver Condition page. Split diary into separate pages and added summary.
Mar 25 2002 Added a new essay to Gordon's page: Rembrance of Grace - Part One. Moved previous essays to separate archive pages. Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 23 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 22 2002 Our web service provider moved their servers on Wednesday, so we were down for two days. Sorry for the inconvenience. Moved the What's New history from the Site Map to its own page. Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 18 2002 Added new page for the new baby. Make sure you guess the weight! Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 15 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 13 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 12 2002 Added front page graphic (ultrasound picture) of new baby. A web page is coming soon. Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition. Updated Big Ol' List o' Boardgames on Westchester Gaming Group page.
Mar 7 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 5 2002 Added news update and pictures about Poopsie's Liver Condition.
Mar 4 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Mar 3 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 27 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 26 2002 Added news update and pictures about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 22 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 21 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 20 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 17 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition. Updated Alec's page with new MSN Messenger address.
Feb 13 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 11 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 6 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Feb 4 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 29 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition, and added four new pictures to Saffy's Liver Transplant Photo Album (not for the squeamish).
Jan 23 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition, and added Saffy's Liver Transplant Photo Album (not for the squeamish). Added The Most Important Link to the Links page.
Jan 16 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 15 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 12 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 8 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 7 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 5 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 3 2002 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Jan 1 2002 Added news update and picture about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Dec 31 2001 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Dec 29 2001 Added news update about Saffy's Liver Condition.
Dec 17 2001 Added update to Saffy's Liver Condition.
Dec 15 2001 Added Funagain Games Associate page.
Dec 9 2001 Completed Saffy's Liver Condition. (Well, it's up-to-date. More updates will be added as they happen.)
Dec 5 2001 Added Westchester Gaming Group mailing list to Gaming Page. Please subscribe!
Dec 4 2001 Added A Gift From Daddy to Saffy's Page and picture of a dice tower to Gaming Page.
Dec 3 2001 Saffy's Page has been updated. Saffy's Birth has been moved to a separate page, and Saffy's Liver Condition is new (but incomplete). Added three Saffy Photo Albums: Late Oct & Early Nov 2001, Back in the Hospital, Mid Nov 2001, and Back Home, Late Nov 2001.
Dec 1 2001 News: Saffy is 100 days old today. Her web pages will soon be relaunched with information on her liver condition and many new pictures.
Nov 22 2001 News: Saffy is back home and undergoing treatment for hemangiomas (vascular tumors) in her liver. I'll post details soon.
Nov 16 2001 News: Unfortunately, Saffy is back in the hospital. She has a potentially serious condition. I don't have the time or energy to post details yet, but I will update her page next week or so. Hopefully her treatment will work, and she will be back in good health soon.
Nov 12 2001 Added Saffy's Voice to her page. Also made minor changes to several areas, including Jill's page and Links.
Nov 3 2001 Added a new essay to Gordon's page: Should a Twelve-Year Old Bride Be Allowed to Date? Added a Photo Gallery to Roxanna's page with two albums: Roxanna's Two New Kittens and Lisa's Pets, My Kittens' Far Away Friends.
Oct 24 2001 Added two Saffy Photo Albums: Early October 2001 and Mid October 2001.
Oct 14 2001 Added a new photo album to Caitlyn's page: A Provincetown Whale Watch [album later removed].
Oct 8 2001 Added Caitlyn's page.
Oct 7 2001 Added information on the Usticke Name to the Usticke Family page. (Thanks, Dad!) Added a new essay to Gordon's page: Sewa's Birthday.
Oct 6 2001 Added new photo album of Jill's Baby Shower #2 and two Saffy Photo Albums: Days 37 to 41 and Coming Home. Added child font headers to Saffy's pages.
Oct 3 2001 Added Coming Home section to Saffy's Page.
Sep 29 2001 Added two Saffy Photo Albums: Days 25 to 30 and Days 31 to 36.
Sep 28 2001 Added new photo album of Jill's Baby Shower #1.
Sep 24 2001 Added Gordon's page and Links page.
Sep 23 2001 Added new photo album of old Zeszutek 2001 Father's Day Picnic.
Sep 19 2001 Updated the Westchester Gaming Group page.
Sep 17 2001 Two pictures added to Saffy's page--embroidered blanket from Aunt Caitlyn (first picture) and Saffy in her bassinet.
Sep 16 2001 Moved Saffy Photo Gallery index to separate page. Added three Saffy Photo Albums: Days 16 to 18, Days 19 to 21, and Days 22 to 24. Moved Alec's contact information to his own page.
Sep 13 2001 Please note that Saffy's Progress is constantly updated. Changes are not normally noted here.
 For those worried
about the events in New York City on Sep 11 2001, Alec and family are fine.
Alec works in Manhattan and often had business meetings in the World Trade
Center. Many of his coworkers and customers had offices in the WTC; and,
luckily, it appears the vast majority of them made it out safely. |
Sep 11 2001 The domain change should be completed by end-of-day. If you experience any errors after today, please notify Alec.
Sep 9 2001 We switched our usticke.org domain registrar, so expect a few web site problems for a day or two. We should be back to normal ASAP.
Sep 7 2001 Added Saffy Photo Album Days Eleven to Fifteen.
Sep 5 2001 Added Roxanna's page and Site Map.
Sep 2 2001 Just about everything is new! More coming soon.