Regular Life

I am not bad luck at weddings, no matter what my wife might tell you.
In the 15 years my wife and I have been married, we have attended and/or participated in 13 family weddings. Somewhat sadly, three of those family members stood at the altar more than once. Stay with me. I [...]

(Note: All readers of “Bernie” will find the conclusion now available. I also adjusted Part Twelve so that it’s a little easier to follow. Hey, author’s prerogative.)
What started as a simple stroll back to work after leaving Homer with our honest mechanic turned into a black-and-white photography shoot.
My first thought as I [...]

(Note: Everyone reading “Bernie” may read Part Twelve to see what happens next.)
Doesn’t everybody have at least one connection?
Maybe it’s that guy from high school who became a mechanic and now owns a garage. You always trusted that guy, or maybe you didn’t. Either way, you have one more place you should [...]

This was just nuts. Not until the end of our third winter in Texas did we see snow like this. About two inches piled up Monday night/Tuesday morning, and then quickly thawed in the 60-degree heat. Benjamin and I rode bicycles together for about an hour Tuesday afternoon without jackets.
Then about four [...]

(Note: All those following Bernie’s tale, please go on to Part Eleven)

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Way up there is the backside of Sugarloaf Mountain, where Kenneth Wymer drew his last breath. If you don’t know who he is, then read my latest story, “Bernie,” still unfolding online. Sorry for the spoiler, but it shouldn’t [...]

(Readers of “Bernie” will be pleased — I hope — to find that the stuffed Part Ten really starts moving things along.)
Here’s the snow that piled up Monday night while all this was going on. Most we’ve seen (here) in the 2.5 years we’ve lived here. See Benjamin’s little Megablok wagon out there? [...]

(There’s a new banner picture up for March 2008; force a browser refresh if you don’t see a tiny flying guest in Silhouette.)

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I walked into our computer/guest room Sunday night wanting to do two things:

Download pictures from both cameras
Post something to my blog

I was pretty sure I had a picture or two I [...]