Regular Life

Phone line down from who knows when until 11:50 p.m.
Realized it at 9:30,
After putting the boy to bed.
DSL was dead along with it.
Moved music files from random locations
To my external hard drive.
Been meaning to do that.
Centralized aural fixation.
Ate the yogurt from the cup on the desk,
Because my apple made me hungry.
It isn’t just me — [...]

Popsicles never looked so strong.
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With all the talk lately of aging bridges across the United States, I’m reminded of my high school physics class’s bridge building contest.
The guy above, whom I’ve known since second grade, is the subject of my series “First Best Friend.” We’ll call him “Chris,” since that’s [...]

More trip coming, but in the meantime, a few things:

Worked last day of job Friday, after a little more than two years at it.
New job starts when I fly out Sunday afternoon — same company.
Going to see the Oakland A’s play Monday night at their home stadium (second Major League Baseball game attended in my [...]

I dusted off the seat and knocked the spider egg sacs out of the spokes. It was Ride Your Bike to Work Week, and I was going to join the fray.
My physical conditioning, it turns out, was not up to the task.
Later that day, after I leaned my bike against a tree to make the [...]

Saturday’s post at One Wink at a Time inspired me to finally use two pictures I’ve been holding for future use. Her post reminded me so much of something I would have written when we lived in Bella Vista, Arkansas that I just had to share these.
The following pictures are deck views from the house [...]

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.

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I once pulled up to a red light, looked at the vehicle beside me, and said, “Hey, that minivan’s kind of cool looking.”
Friend in the backseat: Dude, what did you just say?
I blame this on an old Hot Wheels car from my (as) distant (as it can [...]

I overheard a dad talking to his son on the phone. I couldn’t hear the son’s end of the conversation, but I can imagine. Here’s what I heard…
The dad: Well, it isn’t going to get easier. I took 18 hours, sometimes 21 hours each semester, and I made it through.
Pause.
The dad: No, I didn’t work.
The [...]

It isn’t an elected position; it is an appointment. My memories of this no doubt will be fonder than the first time I received an appointment (more on that later). In turn, I would like to appoint five of my own (also coming up).
On Friday I was awarded the title of Thinking Blogger, by fellow [...]