Regular Life

I think we all know why there are so few successful movies and television shows about well-adjusted families.
They’re kind of boring, from an outsider’s perspective.
Well-adjusted is great for those living it. It’s generally easier on the pocket book, the nerves, and the mental stability of everyone in the house. While a little spontaneity [...]

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“Daddy, do we get to ride in one?” Benjamin said.
“No, son. Most people who go to the Balloon Festival don’t get to ride in one,” I said.
“But I want to ride in one,” he whined.
“That’s not how it works, Ben,” Shannon said.
“But I want to ride in one.”
We repeated this conversation [...]

Homework in kindergarten. I will just leave that out there for you to think about for a moment. For now let me just say that my opinion on it changed Wednesday night.
The assignment was to identify shapes and then make a pattern out of them. No more specific than that, and the simplest [...]

(Note: Those reading “The Keys Are In It” may proceed to Part Twelve, or start over on Part One. I know it’s been a while.)
Ben didn’t hesitate to go out on the field with his teammates during Saturday’s game. He got his foot on the ball a couple of times, but his [...]

JuJu was the toughest runner I ever saw.
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Tatu is… one of the most accomplished indoor soccer players of all time.
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Today’s a different take on Wordless Wednesday. I’ll turn it back to the readers to provide the words. I’ll just say that I shot this photo on Saturday, September 13.
Here are a couple of questions to get you started:

What is going on here?
How was this picture taken?

As usual, click the pic for a [...]

I always believed I would look hideous with a shaved head. Only some sort of financial incentive would spur me to sport a cue ball. It would be more of a cue block, really, so to protect myself and others I’ve never entertained the notion.
It’s a good thing I don’t live in New [...]

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My lovely wife noted in the comments area a few days ago that I forgot to include the above photo of us at the concert. It’s just one of the symptoms of using two cameras at an event.
We had just spent a few minutes with Shannon extending the camera out in front [...]

There is a level of understanding in that face.
Some hands got in poop, but everybody survived.
Had I not taken pictures, I might still wonder if it was all just a dream. Not the poop part. All the other stuff.
Then I realize that, no, it was not. One of Benjamin’s friends actually had [...]

(Note: All pictures in this post — taken with my point-and-shoot Canon — were cropped, except one.)
On Thursday I got an e-mail from Shannon asking how much I like the Counting Crows. Apparently they were touring with Maroon 5, her favorite band, and someone listed a pair of tickets on Craigslist. She [...]