Regular Life

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Anybody want to guess what we’re looking at here?

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Do you use a social networking site? I’ve come to find that they’re for people of all ages, and not just places to brag about getting stupid drunk on alien secretions (that’s a real drink).
Others have found this out, too, as evidenced by Facebook’s recent explosion. I established my presence (but [...]

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Oh, yeah, three of our boys are in their third season playing on the same team together.
— mother of a boy on the most recent team to hand Benjamin’s team their heads on a platter
The [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Benjamin soared at a recent birthday party. Later, I threw him (pics follow).
This place was great. During the school year it’s a preschool with a gymnastics bent, and in the off season its doors are open to anyone who shells out cash, and their guests. The kids can play [...]

As I have reported in the past, we found that our local Portrait Innovations does a good job for a good price. I stop at “good” because there’s nothing groundbreaking about the poses or the photographers. They are easy to work with and our prints always look great.
While our first and second trips [...]

Benjamin and Shannon splash it up. Click for a much better look.
Although I enjoyed all the father/son time Benjamin and I spent last week while I was off work, the time we spent as a family topped my list.
They often get buried under her depression, but my wife’s sense of humor and love for life [...]

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It’s been that kind of month at work — lots of storm clouds with hope beginning to shine back through. Nothing in particular was going on; it just was busy and my schedule was unpredictable.
Conventionally translated to “storm and stress,” the German phrase “Sturm und Drang” more literally means, “storm and urge, [...]

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My Pic of the Week feature (on Fridays) had lapsed, and this photo seemed appropriate considering the 85-degree temps we’ve had lately. Benjamin absolutely loves water fountains and never passes one without taking a drink.
The Project Green pic I picked (below) is from the same [...]