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One of the greatest concerts I’ve ever attended, and I’ve been to a lot, was The Presidents Of The United States Of America. This “good time” rock band hails from the same city as me, so I’ve been fortunate to see them a few times. Now the band has released a new album Kudos To…
August went on a hike with his friend Johnny’s scout troop on Saturday. We had planned on some rain but certainly not snow. We were ill-prepared. Whoops. Here’s August at the top of the 1.9 mile as well as August and Johnny. And of course it was 1.9 miles down. And…
I am lucky. Sometimes it takes the misfortunes of others to remind us how lucky we are. This week is a prime example. I am part of a great group of dad bloggers and this week has been tough for a couple of them. One shared the heartbreaking story of holding his stillborn son. Another…
I want to thank the people who helped me write this with grammar edits, suggestions on where to flesh this out, etc. This is the post I have been actively trying not to write for a long time. I don’t want to be the spokesperson for this side of the issue, but nobody else has…
I have been a fan of Peter Gabriel’s work for quite a while and seen him live a couple of times. And yes, I was a fan before his 1986 breakout album So. While he has continued to make music it doesn’t get the attention he has in the past. A lot of his more…
Earlier this week the kids were all ready for school a little early. What was there to do but have a puppet show? Well, it was more of a play with a bunch of toy cars. Yesterday I wrote up a bit about Cub Scout Winter Camp and what we did there. Wednesday was the…
I took August to Cub Scout Winter Camp again this year, and this time I was going in prepared. Since our minivan is getting to a point where it needs to be replaced and the Millennium Falcon is simply too big to take to where we were going, the decision was made to rent a…
The English Beat played in Seattle Friday, and my experience was mixed. There were positives but also some negatives. I simply can’t say one way or the other as to my reaction, and that bothers me. Let me start at the beginning. My wife found by chance a note the band would be…
I missed out last week because I was busy getting ready for Cub Scout Winter Camp, which I will discuss in another blog post. Those pictures, along with pictures from the snow we got, and the ensuing backyard snowball fight, will find their own posts instead of getting incorporated into this series. Here we are…
Maybe you remember the list that was floating around a few years ago about the 100 books you should read, or it was the Top 100 Novels or whatever. The point is a list and a couple of variations, made the rounds several years ago. I addressed this in a blog post back in the…