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Today was the official Take the Kids Apple Picking Day. My brother and I took Alex and Ainslie to Oriole Springs – for the pick-your-own apples – and their neighbor, Harvest Time, to snag some cider doughnuts. Last year, I stood in line for… Continue Reading “The Downside and the Upside”
Weekend Assignment #334: What Are You Looking Forward To?We are about to begin the last quarter of 2010, tell me what you are looking forward to. Will it be the coming holiday season? The cooler days of autumn? The kids going back to school?… Continue Reading “Joys of the Season”
My niece, Ashlyn, was christened on Saturday. Check out Ainslie. Playing in the baptimsal font. The priest said she could. She got soaking wet and got my brother soaking wet, as he had to carry her out of the church. Heh. During lunch afterward,… Continue Reading “Mid Week in Review”
I arrived to pick up Alex shortly before 9am. He was still in his pajamas, but all packed and breakfasted. He was dragging his feet because he was watching something very important on the Disney Channel. I asked him what he wanted to do first… Continue Reading “Vacation with Alex 2010 – Day 1”
Next weekend my nephew, Alex, and I are going on a short road trip. We are driving to Indianapolis for two days. He is five years old and this will be his first vacation without his parents. My brother’s family came over this weekend… Continue Reading “Road Trip Rules”
Weekend Assignment #323: Tech Savvy When you bring home some new piece of technology, do you usually get it up and running with pleasant anticipation and calm confidence, or is there more likely to be much swearing, wailing and gnashing of teeth? What’s the… Continue Reading “Learned Helplessness”
The other night I went over to my brother’s house after work because my nephew, Alex, had a T-Ball game. I was holding my niece, Ainslie, age 19 months. The age when they are just picking up words and using them in context. Alex,… Continue Reading “The Child Has Snark”
And this is when my Summer Days Off become more hectic than actually going to work. First, a double appointment at the vet for Kiwi the Grey and her foster brother, Sigmund. Both are in excellent health. A lady in the waiting room, who had adopted… Continue Reading “Summer Day Off”
It occurs to me that I haven’t actually told you about my new niece, Ashlyn. She was born Monday the 12th, when I was in Seattle. Last Friday, I headed over to spend a couple of hours, as my brother had been out of… Continue Reading “Ashlyn”
And I guess I feel the need to start babbling. First, the conspiracy against my ever trying to eat better and get some damn exercise: I have long noted that there are a minimal number of places one can walk to for lunch from… Continue Reading “A Quiet Night at the Library”
The Next Dark Age 