Lord of the Castle

The Joys and Trials of Family Life

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I REALLY didn’t want to hear that!

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

After just 3 1/2 hours of sleep, I left for work this morning in our 1979 F150, Wild Bill. If you have ever driven an old pickup, you know that the steering isn’t very tight. It’s more like steering a boat on the water…you just try to keep it going in the right direction. Given [...]

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Tags: Cars · Money

A long day gets even longer

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

By 9:00 P.M., the caffeine that I purchased from Starbucks had completely worn off and we still had 5 more hours of driving ahead of us. I was not going to stop and get an “energy” drink. That just feels like I would be crossing some imaginary line that shouldn’t be crossed. When I told [...]

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Tags: Travel