While we were standing in a long line for the Matterhorn on our recent trip to Disneyland, we found ourselves with these girls in line behind us. Steve calls these girls my posse and my entourage. They were about 10 years old, members of a girls’ dance group, and at Disneyland celebrating one of their …
Having dropped my parents off at the Amtrak station on a Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago, I finally found myself with a bit of time to write about our trip to Lake Tahoe! My parents come out for a visit about once a year. They used to drive, but that drive has become …
It has been suggested to me that my last posting might offend some of my readers, which is certainly not my intent. I have a very quirky, irreverent sense of humor. And I am, what I call on my résumé, detail-oriented. I notice the little details. And it is in these details that I find …
I remember. . . Driving with my parents down to Charleston, IL to see my brother in an original musical at Eastern Illinois University. It was a show with three characters: Adam, Eve, and the snake. My brother played the snake with sly, sinister savvy. Traveling to Virginia to see my brother’s show at Busch …
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The second event of our long Columbus Day weekend was a surprise 40th anniversary party that my brothers and I threw for our parents. My parents knew Steve and I were going to be in town; the reunion was our alibi. The “plan” was that we were going to meet my brother (Gg) and sister-in-law …
It has been a scary few weeks. In June, my dad had a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). TIAs can be a precursor to a big honkin’ stroke. When I first heard this, I started doing a little research on TIAs and found that more than a third of people who have a TIA will have …
Sorry if those last two posts were harsher than expected. I wasn’t sure I should post them, but then I thought that anyone reading this already knows that I have strong opinions. Then, on the way home Friday, Steve made some comment about the blog becoming a political launchpad. I will keep such things few …
I’ve worked long and hard on this one, but have managed to capture the entire year in review. Don’t worry. It’s really not too long. For some cute pictures of our adorable cats, click here. ‘Twas the Season When last we left our heroes, they had just returned from a beautiful Hawaiian vacation. . . …
Well, here we are in late June. I can hardly believe that the year is already half over. Another thing that amazes me is that I recently had my 25th birthday. Exactly when did that I get that old? I mean, 25 is real adulthood. There are no excuses for me now. Oh well, at …