When the girls were growing up, they had their share of bad dreams, monsters under the bed or in the closet. At one point during all of this, I gave a daughter one of my stuffed dragons. I had quite the collection of stuffed dragons. They were out numbered by the stuffed raccoons, but I […]
Many years ago, when my oldest daughter was my only daughter I took her to a movie. She was being a bit of a handful at home, and my dear wife was confined to bed rest with limited mobility. The circumstances requiring that rest are for a different time, this is a bit more light
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So far April has been a time for family. I was able to see all of my daughters at one time. This is rather difficult since one of them lives in Florida. I wish we would have had time for dinner together, but that did not happen. Time seems to get in the way. Lives
WOW! My first Saturday off in at least 2 months (I’m not counting the three weeks I was pretty well incapacitated… no fun!). Gloomy, wet, cold day that it was there were moments of enjoyment. Decided to tag along with Mom and my oldest niece to grocery shop and use my gift card to pick
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I was always an avid reader, but then I took an almost decade hiatus from reading books. Because I did (and do) my reading before bed, I think the hiatus was due to the combination of getting used to parenting and also being fresh out of college which meant that I wasn’t used to getting
Today, April 14th 2011, is a bleak day for millions (my mother included). It was announced that 2 programs that have been on television for 40+ years will soon be leaving the airwaves to make room for more inexpensive fare… or… more daytime talk shows. When I returned from work, Mom sadly informed me that
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It seems that the addition one of our newest tangenteers (I see a newer addition… but it has been years since I have taken a French class) I am quickly falling behind in my posts (although she does have a few hundred to catch me 😀 ). Yesterday, I noticed real progress in the continuing dissolving
Yes, I very fondly remember my first time seeing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. It was on a Saturday afternoon in October 1990 at the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University (ok… so I had to check the Stagebill for the official venue name) in Chicago the day after our marching band performed
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The next story will be totally made up from bits and pieces of the stories I heard about the road trip…. Many years ago, my oldest daughter was around 9 (almost 10) and the next daughter was 5. They took a road trip out to California with their grandparents. It was the oldest’s second trip
Last week, our primary nighttime closer turned in her two-week notice. I was called into the cubby to discuss the issue. “You have another opportunity coming your way.” An opportunity that I DO NOT WANT! I came out and told me employer that once my leg is fully healed, I am going to look for
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