Regular Life

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Sometimes caution and the wind are meant to meet.

I needed supper, but it wasn’t in the evening’s budget. I scrounged for change and came up with $2.50 in quarters, and then grabbed a dime for good measure. I figured the nearby $4.99 Car Wash place, with all the people it kept waiting every day, would have a vending machine. Surely for $2.60 I [...]

I’m not one for Hallmark holidays, but I don’t feel this one falls into that category. Mothers deserve a special day.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who fit the bill. None of us would be here without one type of mother or another.

A rival shows its face.

In the Midst of a Miniature Mathematician
Ben and I had a conversation in the minivan a couple weeks ago. He had seen a bird and decided to comment.
“All birds do fly, but all birds don’t fly.”
I pondered that, trying to remember if my logic course in college taught me any possible way either part of [...]

When you have pictures, each of which is either worth a thousand words or tells a story (don’t it?), depending on your source, why add a bunch of words?
Perhaps this is the idea behind Wordless Wednesday. I don’t know. Whatever the case, I like the idea and will participate again.
After three weeks in a row, [...]

A week ago Saturday, we had Alvis and clan over for dinner. As is our tradition when not cooking in, he and I would go grab the grub while the ladies and kids waited.
We mulled over the menu that Alvis printed off Al Gore’s Internet. I called in the order.
“Thank you for choosing Chili’s, this [...]

On a recent trip to a neighborhood park, Ben looks at the pool. (click for better version)

My parents will arrive sometime today (Sunday), and will stay until Tuesday. I’m not sure how often I’ll post over that time, but there’s sure to be lots of content from it. I’ll show mercy when deciding what and [...]

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Thursday night, Ben’s tee ball team had its first practice.
We’re talking three-year-old kids here. Compared to this bunch, the Bad News Bears started out like a well-oiled machine.