Regular Life

In a plan whipped up by my brother and me on Thursday, I got the second half of Friday off and whisked Benjamin away for his first cousin’s birthday party weekend. A six-hour drive later we arrived, and only after shaking off his nap did LC realize Ben really was right there in the [...]

(Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts about the first meeting of three online friends.)

At least one of you has looked at kids in those crawl tubes at fast-food restaurants and thought, “I wish they had that for adults.” On my recent trip to St. Louis, a unique place granted that [...]

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The Dallas Arboretum is the centerpiece in an oasis in a concrete jungle. Plus, the deli makes a great panini.
Shannon and I loaded up her father and Ben in the minivan and headed out last Sunday for a warm, overcast-then-sunny afternoon among the flowers. Every city’s residents should [...]

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(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 [...]

I’m pretty sure this was an accident.
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About a week ago Saturday, Benjamin and I went to Home Depot to build a firetruck. You know, the kind that’s little and holds crayons in its back end?
Cloudy skies started us off just right. We climbed out of the minivan [...]

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 [...]

The child shakes in nervous anticipation as he sips his milk. An open-face peanut butter and jelly sandwich sits on the plate before him, remnants of its innards smeared here and there on the counter top.
The empty table behind him plays host to dying flowers the father bought for the child’s mother. The accompanying anniversary [...]