2006
Posted on December 31, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 6 Comments
Ah, the end of the year. Certainly, this is a time for reflection, something few of us probably do enough of. The past year has been a full one for us: Erin finishing out her pregnancy, the arrival of the Nugget, Erin quitting her job and staying home with Maggie, my gathering the guts required […]
Read More..>>“…time goes by like hurricanes, and faster things”*
Posted on December 28, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
*Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More by The Allman Brothers Band. I REALLY like the Allmans but only have one or two of their discs. Musically, they’re right on with the whole Southern Rock thing and do a pretty good job (some might say that’s an underestimation of criminal proportions) of combining blues and rock. Needless […]
Read More..>>Back home
Posted on December 27, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
On this occasion, I have no problem admitting I was wrong. I was terribly afraid of the trip we just completed with regard to how Maggie was going to handle all of the air travel. I can’t say she did a perfect job but for being nine months old and sick part of the time, […]
Read More..>>“I’ve seen good times come and go and I’ve seen bad times drag on”*
Posted on December 19, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
*”Guitar Man Upstairs” by DBT.
I remember visiting my aunt in Baltimore some years ago. I don’t recall what year it was but I know John Paul II was Pope at the time because Christmas Mass was on the television and he was presiding. It feels as though I was a young boy but in doing […]
“Nothing grows, and life aint very pretty/No one’s there to catch you when you fall”*
Posted on December 18, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
*In the City by The Eagles. The Eagles are one of the greatest bands, at least lyrically, of the second half of the 20th century. If you’ve never done so, take the opportunity to really listen to some of their songs and you will find (IMHO) incredibly profound insights into some of the more mysterious […]
Read More..>>Little boy grows up a bit
Posted on December 17, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
As many of you already know, we got our first family holiday pictures taken. We sent out little cards specially designed for the purpose of sharing those pictures with friends and loved ones. If you didn’t get one, it’s not because you don’t qualify (LOL); the real reason would be the fact that we do […]
Read More..>>Dread
Posted on December 13, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
I am feeling a pretty intense fear of Friday’s trip. Maggie has flown before, when Erin and her went to the wedding in Erie, PA, but never for this long. Our flight leaves early and doesn’t arrive in FL until late in the evening, so we are going to be in the air and in […]
Read More..>>Routine, routine
Posted on December 9, 2006 - Filed Under The Daily Doodle | 3 Comments
Maggie keeps me busy night and day. She wakes up every 45-120 minutes at night. I would like to think there is an underlying cause to her nightwaking but I’m pretty sure it is just a habit. For most nights she has a good solid pattern of waking up. Usually about an hour after she […]
Read More..>>Boo-who
Posted on December 6, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
You know, the other instructors and I were told when we were in Montgomery that the first six months of being in this position were going to be like trying to get a drink from a fire hose. I thought that might have been an exaggeration; actually, it turns out that is a perfect description. […]
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