I just got a movie recommendation from my Dad: The Long Long Trailer,” which opened in 1954 featuring the beloved Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz team, a 1954 Mercury convertible, and a really big travel trailer. Dad has been laid up for the past month following rotator-cuff surgery; he’s currently banned from using his right arm, so […]
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I said something recently about writing more frequently…and once again I did a lot of fun stuff, didn’t write about it, built up a backlog of postable material, got overwhelmed, and will be babbling forth a disjointed and photo-heavy entry…AGAIN. So. We went to Nebraska this past weekend-ish. We left town Halloween night, did a […]
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I’m a total bum, and didn’t say a peep about Joel’s and my anniversary, but this past Sunday, it was a year since we did our “I do-ing.” We went out to dinner on Friday and took Joel’s mom out and had a joint celebration, since her birthday was on Saturday. One year ago yesterday, […]
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Posted in Family, Photo entries, Sewing on Aug 22nd, 2009
Good grief! I can’t believe it’s already a week since we went up to Omaha and helped my sister and her family celebrate Max’s second birthday, but there it is…I’m such a SLACKER! My niece and nephews are such awesome little kids! Here’s the birthday boy himself, enjoying an ice-cream-cone cupcake. The big kids decorated […]
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Posted in Family on Jun 17th, 2009
My grandpa was a hell of an interesting guy. He had the mind, heart, and soul of a mechanical engineer and a self-taught education that far surpassed the expectations of a depression-era West Virginia farmboy. He came of age in an era where aptitude could carry you just about as far as certification. A light […]
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Posted in Family, Party, Photo entries on Jun 8th, 2009
and miraculously not deeper in debt. Well, yesterday was my birthday, so I guess I’m now officially 32, though I’ve been telling people I was 32 for about the past 3 months. I have a longstanding habit of rounding up whenever my birthday is nearish. I think it may track back to the childish habit […]
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I rode the Redline to work today to make sure that all is in good order for the Dirty Kanza, which is only days away at this point. All, indeed, is. That bike is such a pleasure and a joy to ride in any of its many guises. For the upcoming weekend, it’s done up […]
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This entry is mainly for my sister’s amusement, though I am sure other folks will enjoy the adventures of Maru, a Scottish Fold cat from Japan. You can watch videos of Maru in bouncey, pouncey action, too. Maru is a round-faced, round-eyed, stocky mostly-grey-tabby cat who reminds me of Boda, my sister’s glorious oaf of […]
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Well, I’ve finally got a new job! I can’t even begin to express how very relieved and happy I am to be back amongst the employed again. Even if the work becomes stressful, it won’t be a patch on the stresses of knowing that you are steadily and inexorably going broke. Of course before I […]
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Posted in books, Family, videos on Apr 8th, 2009
I’ve been reading other people’s blogs in DC and Japan, especially, talking about cherry blossom viewing. It is that time of the year! Here in KC, we have a lot of trees blooming…mostly crabapple, redbud, and Bradford pear. I don’t know that there are any cherry trees to speak of, but there are plenty of […]
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