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I am stealing this idea from another blog. The idea, at least according to the title, is “Top 10 Albums To Introduce Your Kids To” – and looking at that list I thought it was lacking. Heck, all the albums were from the same decade, and the variety was negligible. Further down in the comments…
I know…. it’s been a couple of weeks. Things have been busy, of course. Let’s start off with Easter. I already told you the story behind this travesty. The week following Easter was Spring Break for the kids, but not Laura. While the kids were off and on not doing well the weather was nice…
I was 9 years old when Star Wars was released in theaters. I saw the film just before I turned 10. To say the film captured my imagination would be an understatement. There are many memories I have associated with Star Wars, such as purchasing the collector’s cards. Where I lived the summer of 1978…
Last week was Spring Break for the kids. We didn’t get to do much because of three things. First, Laura’s Spring Break does not coincide with the kids – Seattle Public Schools where she works has this week off. Catholic schools are almost always the week after Easter. The second reason is we are still…
Thursday night was one of my dream concerts. The Young Fresh Fellows opening up for The Replacements. A near perfect pairing, at least idealy. Both bands are capable to doing great songs and then messing up complete sets in equal measure. My view wasn’t as good as I would have liked – nothing like the…
We recently got a massive box from Disney as a promotion for the upcoming digital release of the Star Wars film saga. The kids had NO IDEA what was in the box, who sent it or why. I just let them discover it on their own. There was a lot of great stuff in there…
If you have been on the internet the last day or so you most likely have heard – the Star Wars films are going to be available digitally. One of the things that I have a question about is the bonus features. There are going to be some new bonus features, but what about the…
It’s the first day of baseball season. Well, there were a couple of games yesterday but they don’t count because today is the opening day of my Seattle Mariners. Everybody seems to know “Centerfield” by John Fogerty (known perhaps better by the tagline in the chorus “Put me in coach!”) but there are many more…
This year for Easter I was up late the night before. The reason why is unimportant and has little to do with the rest of the story. The point is, I was up very late and wound up getting just a few hours of sleep. The following story involves my nearly 5 year old, Xavier.
Just a few this week. Dad went back home to Ireland. The Tevye got sick and we have been busy getting ready for Easter. I ran into Ciaran this week at school when I dropped of Xavier at preschool. Then there was spaghetti night earlier this week. Xavier made a seasonally appropriate mask at preschoool…