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I was at my brother, Scott’s house today. My niece, Ainslie, aged three months, is just starting to dig the infant toys. So I was trying to get a decent shot on the camera phone: I was having a hard time because, you know,… Continue Reading “The Alex Collection”
The other night, I was driving my father and step mother to dinner. She doesn’t speak a whole lot of English, so he and I are just chattering away. I asked what he was doing this week. Visiting friends, going to the casino, etc.… Continue Reading “On this, the nicest day of the year.”
Half the state was at my brother’s house this weekend. Friday night we celebrated my nephew and my father’s birthdays by having dinner at Lou Malnati’s. Pizza is one of the three foods that Alex really likes and Malnati’s is all Dad wants when… Continue Reading “Birthdays and Christenings”
Galena, Illinois is a little town in the northwest corner of Illinois, right on the Mississippi River. Galena is famous for two things: the home of General U.S. Grant and the most historic homes per capita in the United States. These homes are all… Continue Reading “The Great American Popcorn Company”
Among the 10,000 Christmas ornaments in my house are several pieces from Star Wars. Millenium Falcons and X-Wing fighters and even a couple of Darth Vaders. I got into a scuffle with my sister-in-law, whose only allowable ornaments are hand-crafted by someone she knows… Continue Reading “Where I Draw the Line”
This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is what I made my mother for Christmas. Decorative felt thingy that goes over a chair. Why did my mother get this disgustingly cutesy thingy? Because I actually managed to put it together without any assistance from her. First time… Continue Reading “No, this was not her real Christmas Gift.”
I am not much for newborns. They pretty much all look the same to me. If not for the outfit (which you can rest assured that I did not purchase for her), I would never be able to tell her apart from the newborn… Continue Reading “Ainslie Elizabeth”
I am back in town, but exhausted and cranky. So you get a story from my brother, Scott: So I decided yesterday to put the tree up since I wasn’t going to want to do it in a week and Alex is with me.… Continue Reading “Nephew Story”
Each Holiday Season my mother, like many people, goes on a frenzied cleaning spree. Such that I don’t want to be in the house. And then she gets angry because I’m not helping and I want to be in the house even less. This… Continue Reading “What I Did on My Saturday”
I was sitting at Noodles, reading a book and minding my own business when a lady and a little girl sat at the next table. There had to be ten other tables available, but I tried not to roll my eyes at them. Girl… Continue Reading “Rites of Passage”
The Next Dark Age 