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Having had the “Grandfather Bomb” dropped on me recently, I’m really wishing that we had kept some of the baby-type stuff from when my larvae were young. It’s dawning on me that the Grandkid is probably going to be spending quite a bit of time with us and we’re going to be wishing we had […]

If you follow my wife’s blog at all, then you’re probably aware of the fact that I just found out that I’m going to be a grandfather.
Man, that doesn’t seem possible! I’m only 43. My grandparents were, like, 200 years old, the way remember it.
It seems like just yesterday that I was all excited […]

We’ve got a full house this weekend. Daughter Number One and Daughter Number Two are both home from school this weekend and tomorrow we’re going to be expecting The Aunt and The Uncle because Daughter Number Three and Daughter Number Four have a dual birthday party. Daughter Number Four’s birthday is tomorrow and Daughter Number […]

Every time I listen to the radio or the local news, I’m reminded of the difference learning to talk in New England made for me.
In spite of the fact that I’ve been living South of the Mason-Dixon line for 35 years, it still drives me up the wall to listen to people from this part […]

The guy announcing the football game I’m listening to just did an ad for a car dealership who promised, “No matter what you’re looking for, we have it. If we don’t have it, we can get it.”
OH, the FUN I could have with that statement!!!
I really want to walk in there and tell the salesman […]

I recently heard about The Freecycle Network. There are local chapters all over the country. Heck, there are TWO freecycle mailing lists near where I live, so there MUST be one around you.
What is The Freecycle network, I hear you ask. Let’s say you’ve got some luggage that you’re never going to use again and […]

This being Friday night, I’m blogging while the radio broadcasts the local high school football game. Growing up, I was never really interested in football - largely because my father couldn’t stand it and it was never on in my house. I’ve learned more about how to play football just in the few years since […]

Does anyone else find closed captioning to be distracting?
I was sitting in the pharmacy the other day and they had a TV showing some talk show with the closed captioning turned on. I have always had this problem: I can either listen to somebody talk, or I can read. I cannot do both. Period. My […]

In my complaining about the trip today I forgot to mention that, because I have run out of disposable contact lenses and have to wear my glasses, I couldn’t wear my sunglasses. This is not actually a vanity thing. It’s got to do with the fact that some of the medications I take make my […]

…then it’s ten others.
I made the 3-hour trip to pick up Daughter Number Two from school for the weekend. Except for the fact that this stupid leaking heart valve has me out of breath anytime the temperature gets above 75 degrees, the trip down was uneventful. The trip back was a little unpleasant, however.
My mother-in-law […]