Regular Life

April 1994
Friendships. Some last a lifetime with only occasional contact. Some, despite the benefit of constant communication and face-to-face interaction, never go deeper than the surface. Others, once deep and seemingly unbreakable, fade with distance and time. Then there are those that blur the lines, defy logic, or just plain keep you guessing. Most recently, [...]

Ben’s smile’s a little goofy here because he was saying, “Puppy!”
First and foremost… Happy Birthday to me Thursday the 16th. I’m turning the big 36. That’s more than midway through my 30’s, so I guess I’m almost 40. Hmmm… doesn’t really bother me. I’ll let you know when I start having mysterious aches and pains. [...]

We brought a puppy home Tuesday night. A co-worker whose dogs have produced several litters brought her to me for a “test run,” and said I was welcome to bring the Shih Tzu mix back if things didn’t work out. About midway through the first night, the question became, “How long until we decide whether [...]

The namesake of this blog has jumped into the front seat and grabbed the wheel, so nothing yet today. Not sure if I’ll have something, so just check back at, say, 2 p.m. CST (that’s Greenwich minus six, for anybody keeping score).

(update on Shannon’s latest Lasik procedure soon)
Sometimes I take my laptop into the lunchroom here at work. Between bites of my smoked turkey sandwich, I try to hammer out something — a blog post or part of a new fiction piece — either to release a pent-up thought or just to satisfy my inner Touretter.
Folks [...]

Shan of the Modified Eyes goes early Monday morning to have her right ocular jelly ball further enhanced.
Translation: My old lady’s going to get her right eye fixed — a-freakin’-gain.
Seven months after the first procedure, the doctor’s firing up the laser and taking aim. Seems Shannon’s right eye is a little worse than the left, [...]

I have family who have served in the military, but none I’ve met have been in battle (as far as I know). My wife has an uncle who served more than one tour in Vietnam, right in the thick of it, but he never talks about it. None of us ever brings it up, either.
Only [...]

Tom Moore Cigar ad in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The cigar box contained narcotics paraphernalia (syringes, burnt spoons, cotton, and small pieces of what looks like black tar). - Seattle Police report excerpt
Researching old travel photos can lead one down roads both dark and light.

Ben and swings go together like… yeah, so that went nowhere.
What I’m trying to say is that my kid likes swings a lot. Plus, he loves singing and laughing, so I figured I’d put it all together in one post. Following are two videos that I mercifully cut to viewable length. Please pardon the noise. [...]

Sunday night, in the last picture of Lexie, she sleeps beside her mommy. Neither of them knew I was there. (that bulge in her midsection is her tumor)
Thanks to everyone for your kind words about our loss. I’ve included a video clip at the end of this post for those who would like to see [...]