Past Mumbling
S
ally's in charge of the radio,
so we're listening to something embarrassing; "Call me Mr. Flinstone, 'cause I can make your Bedrock.".
This is what happens after the 20th hour of a road trip. The system breaks down, radio selections become chaotic, and Sally turns...
T
he girls are giggly. They'll
dread this news being broadcast to the eight people who occasionally look in this corner of the web, but it's true. They're here because they love sports and have big hearts and want to make an impact and...
A
h, the soothing power of
routine. When you're in a strange place, any bit of repetition becomes a point of familiar reference to cling to. It starts with where you sleep, and until you go out a few times, you cower in...
T
he short version is that
we're at our destination, alive, safe, and really didn't have to deal with anything worse than stress; Escalating, gnawing, soul-grinding stress.
You didn't come here for the short version though, and by gum, I'm incapable of telling any story in...
I
had a pretty great birthday
yesterday. It started before the birthday even arrived, in fact, and it really hasn't ended yet because I haven't gone to sleep. My parents and Sally's parents sent nice cards and gifts earlier in the week, and...
I
'm engaged in time travel
by the most predictable means possible. Today marks a creep forward on my biological ticker, as I plant my foot on the far side of mid-thirties. I am now twice the minimum voting age, and halfway to...
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Travel on all axes”
posted 3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thursday, May the 6th 2010
S
he couldn't get up stairs
anymore without help, and her pain was evident. Walking was difficult, but she always got up to greet you. The vet came tonight and put her to sleep. She was a good dog. As good...
I
thought I was through with
this phenomenon some time ago. I realize, it's "perfectly natural" and I shouldn't be grossed out, but seriously - this last week has been filled with thick, matted, slimy tangles of hair coming out of a variety of...
H
o ho ho... Merry late fall.
I'm recovering from the bloat of a generous Thanksgiving weekend filled with family, food, and family in my food. Cannibals can be thankful too. Flipping the food coin, I spent part of today at the dentist...
T
oday marks my 5th visit to
the dentist in the last two months to correct problems that have been left unattended for a few years. One bad tooth, and a bunch of tiny fillings later, things were looking up. Unfortunately, the bad tooth,...
W
e just survived another Halloween
at the old, creepy church. Thanks to the archive I see 4 years ago when we first bought the place were still with our own and presumably didn't have the energy left to dole out any...
T
his is really becoming a
bad habit, and in no way passes for a legitimate post, but I spend far too much time trying to divine wisdom and guidance from the depths of Craigslist; I can't help but share.
Santa Claus print FROM MEIJER...
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It writes itself”
posted 10 months, 4 weeks ago on Thursday, Oct the 8th 2009
I
know I mentioned my late
arrival to the Craigslist phenomenon (you know, that it exists and that one can find things and buy them from across the vastness of the internet). I've since bought a number of items from that hideously ugly site,...
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Waving the flag”
posted 11 months, 1 week ago on Wednesday, Sep the 30th 2009
I
n two hours I'll put on my
"nice clothes" and drive back to my home town. I don't visit Washington often, but I'm stalked by all manner of memories when I do. My parents live about 6 miles out of the town proper, so...
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Mom away from mom”
posted 1 year ago on Thursday, Aug the 27th 2009