Regular Life

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After a somewhat difficult day at work Monday, it was great to talk on the phone with my wife for nearly 30 minutes. Her dad’s in town visiting — [...]

I’ve always heard that there are two things you should never talk about with friends and family: politics and religion. It’s interesting to me, because I grew up and still live in the United States of America, where separation of church (religion) and state (politics) are founding principles.
Okay, fine, so the government is not [...]

On Saturday morning (still Easter weekend), Dad and I managed to sneak away to one of my favorite spots — Bridal Veil Falls. The name isn’t original, but ever since Tim Ernst used “Fuzzy Butt Falls” for a site featured in his Arkansas Waterfalls Guidebook, I’m beginning to think that re-using a title isn’t [...]

The real question is, “What did we not do during Easter weekend?”
As I mentioned already, the boys hit it off early at my parents’ house. This allowed us to shed a layer of worry and enjoy unfettered access to our extended family.
And Sugarloaf Mountain.
As if the name “Sugarloaf” weren’t derivative enough, the area boasts [...]

Boys do eventually grow out of some of their annoying tendencies. I’m sure girls do, too, but I’ve never brought one up — heck, never even had a niece — and so I claim no expertise in the female arena.
Yeah, so what’s new, right?
On Easter weekend, Benjamin and his cousin, LC, got along great [...]

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Easter post forthcoming.

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Herein lie (or sit, as it were) the guy who was my closest friend growing up, the guy who was my closest friend in college, and the guy who is my closest friend now (not in that order). I’m still in occasional touch with the first two (sitting), and I [...]

If you don’t watch this until the end, then you aren’t getting the full rock star experience. What else do you have to do for 22 seconds? (As usual, give it a few seconds to start after clicking the “play” button)

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How many sports encourage fan participation? I don’t mean doing the wave or catching a foul ball. I mean breaking up a play.
I attended such a game a couple weeks ago, and it has earned a [...]