Kids are amazing little buggers, especially when they are your amazing little buggers. One of the most amazing things about having kids is that you can actually learn from them. Yeah, imagine that. Something I have learned from our boys is that it really is the little things in life that make it all worth [...]
“How ya doin?”
A pretty simple, generic greeting, wouldn’t you say? Most people have their own generic greeting. Some use the timeless “Hey.”. Others use the classic “What’s up?”. Me? I use “How ya doin?”. Always have, probably always will. The thing with generic greetings is that they are just that – generic. They’re not really [...]
The Wife and I were in Mexico on our honeymoon last year. One evening, we were at the resort bar, sitting outside on the patio, and this older (60’s) American (and judging from what they talked about the entire time, obviously very wealthy) husband and wife were sitting behind me. Part of [...]
While attending Mississippi State University and earning my Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, I attended the Summer Geology Field Camp of the University of Arkansas during the summer of 1999. The following tale is a write-up I did for the Geology Department newsletter at State after we returned. It’s amazing what you can find on those [...]
Here’s another find. My fishing license from the summer I stayed with my grandparents when I was 16. All my grandad and I did was fish. And fish. And then fish some more. Those were the days. I just realized the license only cost $19 for a non-resident annual license. Wow, you can barely get [...]
Finds like this are one of the many joys of being a packrat all of your life. I found this in a box packed away when I was younger; my fathers late parents 50th wedding anniversary announcement.
Mexico. On our honeymoon. At breakfast. A conversation between the wife and I:
The Wife:
That guy behind you just got a beer with his breakfast.
Me:
Really?
The Wife:
Yeah, he looks like that actor, you know, the one that’s been arrested a bunch of times for beating up his girlfriends.
Me:
Who?
The Wife:
You know, he’s been in a bunch of movies. [...]
Hurricane Ivan roared into the Gulf Coast during the wee hours of Thursday, September 16, 2004. The eye went ashore around Gulf Shores, Alabama, not far from my sister in Perdido Beach. My sister and brother-in-law fared okay; they of course lost power (and probably won’t get it back for weeks) and had limbs down, [...]
Today would have been Priss’ 5th birthday. Part of me wonders would have I even remembered her birthday if she were still here today. Perhaps not. We sometimes tend to take things (like having someone you love around for another year, a.k.a., birthdays) for granted. You think the ones close to you will always be [...]
Note: This post inspired by Timmy’s “Ode to Smelly Hat”
We’ve been together for many years now, you and I have, eh? I got you from a Town Pump gas station in the-middle-of-nowhere Montana back in the summer of ‘99 (no, not the summer of ‘69, that would be a crappy Bryan Adams song). Who really [...]
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