Maggie developments
Posted on June 27, 2006 - Filed Under The Daily Doodle | 3 Comments
We haven’t given a recent update on the Magpie so here goes…There have been three major Maggie developements in the past week: First, Maggie can now play with toys. She can grab and hold items including my hair (Ouch!). Undoubtedly, every item she holds also goes in her mouth (Yum!). Second, Maggie has learned […]
Read More..>>It’s like getting to heaven and spitting on the golden streets
Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
NPR story concerning the trash left behind by climbers at Mt. Everest.
Read More..>>One year
Posted on June 24, 2006 - Filed Under Adult swim | 1 Comment
Well, it has offically been 365 days since I have smoked a cigarette. I haven’t even taken a puff of one. I cannot say, however, that I quit for myself. I quit for Maggie. I cannot say that it has been easy either. The first 6 months after I quit, I had numous dreams […]
Read More..>>One aspect of my grandmother’s legacy
Posted on June 21, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we recently took a trip to see my grandparents, dad & Marty, and my aunt and her boys. While there, I had occasion to think about what my grandmother has taught me throughout my life. One thing which sprang immediately to mind was her philosophy of ‘live and […]
Read More..>>A baby and a waterfall
Posted on June 21, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
We took Maggie to Looking Glass Falls tonight. It was really a gratifying experience for me as her father to get her out into at least a little bit of nature. (By the way, if you live around here and have never been, you really ought to go…the falls are beautiful to look at and […]
Read More..>>Utaho
Posted on June 20, 2006 - Filed Under And your point is?, Uncategorized | 4 Comments
What is it about Utah? There is a strange phenomenon ocurring among those who we have told about our move to Idaho. For some reason, we get asked questions about Utah. “Are you excited to move to Utah?” “When are you moving to Utah?”At least 3 different folks we talk to on a somewhat regular […]
Read More..>>Did we lose you?
Posted on June 20, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
We’ve added another great little feature to make your visit to our site better: You can now double click on any word and its definition will automagically appear in a new pop-up window. This service is brought to you by the folks at The Free Dictionary.
Read More..>>Catch it before it falls
Posted on June 16, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
This is probably going to be another simplistic sounding post. I don’t truly know anything about the subject, so I am just offering my thoughts. If the person whom this is about is reading it, please don’t be offended I have boiled your situation down.
A friend of mine just told me yesterday that he and […]
Latest tabloid headline: You’re not poor if you don’t like hot dogs
Posted on June 15, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Someone at work made a statement to me the other day that has to be one of the most profoundly out-there statements I’ve ever heard. He said that I must not really know what being poor is because I don’t like hot dogs. Let’s think about this for a minute:
Many people turn their backs on […]
Read More..>>Friends or drugs? It’s a tough choice
Posted on June 15, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
I will admit upfront that this is probably going to come across as simplistic but I think it bears saying nonetheless.
The other night, I saw a commercial from The Partnership for a Drug Free America and it got me to thinking. I began wondering about the appeal of drugs and why someone would experiment with […]
