Regular Life

If you haven’t heard this and you are or have been the parent of at least a three or four-year-old, then you will get a kick out of it and maybe even be moved by the time he finishes. It has been played more than a million times so far and has been played on [...]

Road trip.
What was the first thing that popped into your head when you read those two words up there? Excited anticipation? Abject fear? Convenience store restrooms to rival the loo in Trainspotting?
What if you are driving eight hours to see a rock band comprised (mostly) of 50-something men attempting to recapture something they last shared [...]

Local donut shop could work on its name a bit.
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They finally did it.

Bavaria - A state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory.
— TheSage’s English Dictionary and Thesaurus
To hear Bob Marley sing “Edelweiss,” you must go to a German restaurant in Texas.
— Me
August is a very busy month for us. I’m hoping to run low on material in [...]

Weekend break from vacation journaling. I don’t usually post someone else’s work, but I had to share this just for fun. In these three clips are “Peter and the Wolf,” “Inspector Gadget,” “Axel F,” Star Wars Imperial March, and the Muppets theme. Something for pretty much everyone.
This time, instead of Tim Barsky, it’s Greg Pattillo.
You’ve [...]

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Sometimes caution and the wind are meant to meet.

A week ago Saturday, we had Alvis and clan over for dinner. As is our tradition when not cooking in, he and I would go grab the grub while the ladies and kids waited.
We mulled over the menu that Alvis printed off Al Gore’s Internet. I called in the order.
“Thank you for choosing Chili’s, this [...]

On my way Tuesday to pick up a prescription for Ben, I have the top down. It’s about 75 degrees outside on a lovely February afternoon. My music selection? De La Soul’s Three Feet High and Rising. I have the Sebring bumpin’ (which is, in itself, almost an anachronism). Just “Me, Myself and I.”
Then, I’m [...]

(Note: Readers of “Apartment Life Returns” may now read Part Nine, which takes us very near the end of the story)
I’ve made casual remarks about movies, books, music, and television series here and there. Although there are several of each that appeal to most people, choices can be intensely personal. Two people who get along [...]

(NOTE: Readers of “Apartment Life Returns” get a new chapter that ramps up the action)
Alvis brought his son A over on Saturday night while his wife and mine went to see a local high school’s stage production of “Footloose.” Shannon said it was one of the best shows she’s seen, and it was only $7.
At [...]