Poking at my laptop, I noticed my two kids -- my 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son -- patiently waiting for Daddy to get done with the television so they could get on with the cartoon hour.
But I also noticed my feeling of strength, and of trust in my observations and in myself.
By the end of the week, I noticed that my parents were acting differently subtly so, but differently.
After I moved to Iowa in July I noticed that my mail carrier is much friendlier than he was in Philadelphia.
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As I started tweeting more regularly, I noticed how my own tweets were driving thousands of new eyeballs to media websites.
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When I noticed that my wife was taking pictures of her food in order to keep a record of how she was doing diet-wise I wondered if there was an app to make such data management easier.
One of the first things that I noticed on my initial trips to China was the enormous investment that the country was making in developing its infrastructure roads, bridges, highways and airports then, to be followed later by high speed trains.
As I tugged down the sides of my suit jacket and smoothed my tie, I noticed a small smudge on the glass, near my left shoulder.
As I did my homework, I noticed that they always had a plan for getting out of an investment, aimed for low turnover whenever possible, never made impulsive decisions about any investment, and focused on a few key areas.
As I returned to my seat, I noticed the sell off beginning and the volume coming in.
When I was at INSEAD for my MBA, I noticed it was fashionable for young men on the move in their careers to wear genuinely expensive watches.
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Hopefully, my performances here in the IPL are noticed and I get picked for my country again.
As the youngest of four daughters, I noticed long ago that my parents gave up on parenting me.
One Sunday I woke up at noon, and I suddenly noticed how silent my house and my life was.
It might sound strange, but I was glad I only noticed this at the end of my exam, or I might have felt a little distracted.
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Over the past week I've noticed that a lot of my friends have joined, and that everywhere I go online the name Pinterest seems to crop up.
Even if I noticed the bus trip, my language transferred my attention to notions about myself.
Rosemary Hill, Geneva, Switzerland: I have noticed new entrants to my profession, interpreting, are more likely to tell me that their teachers have told them how good they are, or that they're sure they have what it takes to make a successful career.
The optimist in me believed that I would receive my account base for the year and be on my way, but then I noticed signs.
Things were getting better, but I noticed something funky come up during my practice period.
On my trip, I noticed how many bottles, candy wrappers, cigarette butts and other signs of man pockmarked the land.
When I got home, I asked my wife whether she noticed a difference.
Then, one afternoon, I noticed myself wasting an hour watching my Twitter feed and Facebook fan page for positive feedback.
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Several years ago, when dealing with a particularly painful situation in my office, I noticed I had become quite distracted.
"I suddenly noticed a car coming across my path from the right side, " Mr Payne said in a written statement read to the court.
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But what I have noticed is a shift in my networks away from sharing the ordinary pieces of life fabric to focusing on the bigger, flashier, grander (or more grandiose) moments.
As I gradually regained awareness, I noticed that something odd had happened to my mental processes.
During my reporting, I noticed some common threads of wisdom from the Warren Buffetts Next Door that I have summarized below.
It was comfortable enough on my wrist that I barely noticed the way it felt after just a day, even while I was sleeping though it was a little odd to keep on in the shower.
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