Turning Ten
“How does it feel to be ten?” I asked.
“I’m not nine yet,” he told me. “I was born at night, so I’m still nine until tonight.”
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )High School Memories – Lottery Tickets
we managed to kill the better part of an hour while Dave tried to screw up enough courage to pick Playboy off the rack. He wanted me to buy one too, but I refused. I already had a subscription to Playboy. I wasn’t going to pay newsstand prices for articles I wasn’t going to read.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Thoughts on the 200th Birthday of Abraham Lincoln
While Abraham Lincoln was a tall man, he seemed only life-sized to his fellow Americans. He came from modest beginnings. He failed more than once. He lost his first political election. In the race for Vice President in 1856, he came in second on the ballot. Even when he finally became president in 1860, contemporary accounts seemed disappointed with Abraham Lincoln.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Chocolate Cake Hunt
Devil’s food cake happens to be my favorite store cake flavor and I like vanilla frosting on it. Well, we went to Wal Mart two days running and both times, no chocolate cakes. However, we were there kind of late. The bakery was closed and looked even more picked over than normal.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )February 5, 1970
I came into the world in between snowstorms with a Double Lottaburger with Cheese in my belly.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Gift of Grey
I grew it out once in college to win a bet. It’s a bit uneven and I ended up with mutton chops (think less of Elvis and more of Isaac Asimov). Since then, when I attempt to look rugged (the wife calls it my “homeless drifter” look); it’s less of a deliberate effect and more because I was too lazy to shave that week.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Borrowing from the Dead
As he was carrying the planter to the car, my dad happened to notice a familiar looking balloon. He walked over and saw it was attached to someone else’s planter! The gentleman residing there was older than David would have been, but they did share an October birthday. I tried to figure out how this would have gone down.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Double Barreled Birthdays
After dinner, we opened the presents. My grandma oohed and ahhed over everything. This was to be expected. She loved everything we gave her though often times the presents spent the rest of their existence in a closet somewhere.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Building a Basketball Hoop
Daniel brought out my tool box. He brought his tool set as well, just in case. This turned out to be fortuitous for the instructions did mention we needed a hammer, several screwdrivers, half a dozen different sized ratchets and an adjustable wrench. They didn’t make it clear we’d need them all at the same time.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Behind the Music: Chuck E. Cheese
After Daniel’s big party last Saturday, just the three of us went out to celebrate his birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. Meka brought her chemistry assignment along. She spent most of the evening determining the proper molality of a solution. I ended up watching Chuck E. and the Band.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Last Family Party
Daniel doesn’t have too many close relatives, so it’s always nice to find a way to introduce him to more family. He ended up playing cars with some kids around his age. They were related in some fashion; I just told him they were “cousins”.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Back in the Day
I was down in the basement going through my record albums. Daniel came down to take a look, “What kind of movies are on those big DVD’s?” That was just so wrong on so many levels; I felt that it was my parental duty to set him straight.
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