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Tag Archives: Family
Of Meatloaf And Love
As long as I’ve diluted my blog with tales of my brother CJ, here’s another one. I’m not sure how it happened, but there came a time when he and I had a profound insight about Meatloaf. No, not the kind … Continue reading
A Moment Of Introspection
So my brother CJ is at some kind of rah rah leadership conference or whatever (let’s not dwell, since this blog is about me, not him) and asked me to help him with a perception exercise. After giving him my … Continue reading
Stand By For Adorable Cat Post
As I have mentioned before, ad nauseum, we have four cats: Jack, Janet, Chrissy and Mrs. Helen Roper, who just goes by Helen other than in very formal settings. And now I realize it’s just been ages since I wrote about Cat … Continue reading
The Day After The Two Days Of Blizzarding
Well, we lived through this thing. Shocking. When all was said and done it snowed for 30+ hours straight and accumulated to about 2’. Time to take stock of how we fared… We didn’t lose power, although we were definitely … Continue reading
The Cold Truth
Dan and I enjoy a little travel here and there. Last year we decided (and by that I mean I decided and told Dan what he wanted) another trip to Paris was in order. Due to various work and family … Continue reading
That’s All Folks! For Now…
Well folks, it’s been almost two years that I have been faithfully blogging about nonsense. It’s fun and I enjoy it, and I especially enjoy all the other bloggers I’ve connected with out there in the blogosphere. You may have … Continue reading
There’s A Frog In My Throat, And I Might Smell A Rat
Well you know I’m just not happy unless I have a Medical Mystery to unravel. I started getting congested back in January. I’m still congested. It’s all in my throat; I feel like I have to clear it all the … Continue reading
Well I Didn’t See This Coming
I’m going to say this straight up and assume that you will all understand the enormity of it: My mom is on Facebook. She just friended me. I love my mom. A lot. You guys know that. She knows that. … Continue reading
Family Fun Over Summer Vacation!
I know those of you with children are dreaming of the days when they head off to summer camp. But if you can’t send them to sleep away camp indefinitely, what will you do to pass the time? Courtesy of … Continue reading
Everything I Need To Know I Learned From My Mom
A day late, as is typical me, but heartfelt nonetheless. In honor of Mother’s Day, and for the best mom I ever had, I present just some of The Rules of Life According to My Mom: On family: Our family … Continue reading