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Been working on this for a while, and I may add to this, but there’s enough to get a solid drinking game with the current CBS series “Hawaii Five-0”. Granted, you can make a drinking game out of just about any television show, but this one really seems to lend itself to having one. Opening…
Here is a blurry picture of Xavier during gymnastics. It’s the best one I could get of him as he was constantly on the move. Here he is in the back yard after I picked him up from preschool. He’s making stew for dinner. Yeah, that’s all I have for this week. Sorry.
How are you? Do you usually answer with “Fine”? Does that exchange bother you? It does me. Usually when people ask me how I am doing I actually answer. Honestly. If I’m tired I’ll say so. Worried? Yeah, I’ll tell you. Don’t ask if you don’t want to know the answer. So a little while…
I sat down to finish writing a blog post. I got a better idea and opened up a different page, closing the one I was working on. Then something in the kitchen called me. It was less than 10 steps away. And when I go there I couldn’t remember what I went in there for….
I served in the Army from 1985 to 1989, but I have a difficult time considering myself a veteran. I did not see combat, but was mobilized once. Back in the 80s Central America was a hotbed of activity. In 1987 my unit went to Honduras for a few weeks to train. Our unit was…
August, age 10, to Ciárán, age 6: “This is a cool book. I got it back when I was your age.” Apparently “back in the day” isn’t too long ago when you’re still in elementary school.
I learned yesterday that Charlie Chesterman passed away earlier in the week. Most people won’t know the name, and that’s a shame. Charlie Chesterman was the frontman for Scruffy The Cat, a band from Boston that had minor national success. two albums, two E.P.s and a split single with The Young Fresh Fellows was the…
I will admit to not liking “Caillou” when I first watched it. For years I loathed the little kid. I found him whiny and irritating. Then I realized something. He’s just like every other 4 year old. Why do we as parents find Caillou so irritating? Because his behavior is ridiculously accurate. Not only that,…
The next Star Wars film is coming and I am excited to see it. What doesn’t excite me is how the press release states it will arrive December 18, 2015. Star Wars films have arrives Memorial Day weekend. As a matter of fact, Star Wars (I am of the camp that refuses to refer to that…