Regular Life

(All those reading “Bernie,” you may continue on to Part Seven)
A new park opened near us.

See for yourself (and click to enlarge a pic)…

(Note: Those reading “Bernie,” please continue today with Part Three)
When I finished up late that Thursday night making a video and doing crazy voices at Moksha’s house, I stopped at the picturesque private college nearby. The snow continued falling fast and steady, with about three inches already on the ground. I missed wooded [...]

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I miss snow.
All of you living in places where you have too much of it, I know it’s hard to believe, but the cold white stuff — never the same flake twice! — is very miss-able.
Like the bodies of dying crystalline butterflies, the flakes float to the ground and silently stack [...]

Benjamin and friends aboard the barrel train.
(Click to overload on the cuteness.)
You ever stand downwind of a billy goat? They soak their beards in their own urine to mark themselves. I understand why there’s no goat overpopulation problem.
What’s with the popularity of pumpkin farms recently? It seems every town has one nearby, usually hawking pumpkins [...]

Man in the Know: Dang, we shut that place down! That bartender never knew what hit him.
He Who is Clueless: Well, I know what just hit me. I gotta take a leak. You think he’ll let me back in?
MITK: Dude, don’t even ask. Haven’t you heard about the Urilift?
HWIC: The you’re a what?
MITK: The Urilift. [...]

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This Blue Macaw served up my favorite color in feathered form.
I’m letting the pictures tell the story for this post.
But, here’s a little background to get you started:
My brother and his wife and their son came down over the weekend and we had a great time, including a brief trip downtown and a big trip [...]

Had I known I had an audience, I would have done something much more memorable.
Ben and I leave the house Tuesday night for an evening bike ride. It’s becoming our habit as the daytime highs are hitting “only” 92 and the breeze provides a break from the humectant air.
Ben hasn’t learned to use the brake [...]

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Earlier this summer, we withdrew Benjamin from baseball because after two good practices he squalled every time we tried to coax or gently force him onto the field. He never asked to play baseball, but we knew [...]

The difference between pea-size and dime-size shouldn’t be discounted.
To start our Tuesday, Dad drives us on a truck-only road to one open only for hikers and horsemen. I mean horsepeople. No, that makes this sound like Chronicles of Narnia. Horse riders?
Although Mom enjoys a good walk and natural scenery, rigorous hiking isn’t her bag. She [...]

Shannon at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument Park and Preserve.
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Look at the other people (in the background) for some size perspective. This is truly an incredible place to visit. I’m sorry my trip wrap-up has to wait. Internet time is limited here. Next week’s posts promise lots of scenery [...]