Regular Life

Ben and I just returned from the donut shop. We made the trek to Krispy Kreme this time because his mommy loves a donut filled with white creme, not the custard that all the other donut shops use (trust me, I’ve done my own research). Holy gods of greed and gluttony, those donuts are expensive!
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Twin Falls at Devil’s Fork (click pic for bigger and sharper)
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One of the many hidden gems of Arkansas, and my favorite place, is the Richland Creek Wilderness.
To get there, you don’t pay admission. You don’t have to stop at a gatehouse and tell the nice ranger you’re just stopping in for a [...]

How much do you trust your own mother? What about when you were a teenager?
This past week, for the first time, I watched Planet of the Apes, original Charlton Heston version — a true master class for over-actors. I already knew the ending, just as The Sixth Sense reveal was ruined for me, which robs [...]

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Nope, it’s Muir Woods. Pronounced the same, but spelled diffurnt.

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Named after naturalist and conservationist John Muir, this forest just outside San Francisco is beset with the most majestic trees I could hope to see. They’re so tall and so dense (in most areas) that their canopy allows [...]

In a large metro area, there’s free entertainment all over the road. This, among other things, has inspired me to lug my camera no matter how short the trip. So far I’ve never noticed any funny looks from co-workers when I shoulder my formidable camera bag to and from my car, and so far I [...]

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Ben’s first time using a computer — just this morning. By the way, that’s just a spare computer running Vista Business for testing. That explains the TV tray. Okay, now I’ve made the wife happy.
Ben typed (lots of “B”) in NoteTab Light and used the mouse in Paint. So, he’s learning.
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Alternate Title: Do Apes Know They’re Going to Die?

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Above is a 375-pound silverback gorilla named Rocky at the Little Rock Zoo, Mother’s Day 1997. About two weeks later, on May 27, he and a girlfriend gorilla named Tammy, weighing in at a svelte [...]

I love to post about firsts. The following is a guest post from a long-time friend, and it is relevant to all parents, but especially to those of boys. He reads and comments here on occasion, when he’s not busy working, helping rear two upstanding young boys, or watching the Razorbacks. The text that follows [...]

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