Monthly Archives: March 2010

Are you…?

Two years and one week ago, I left Los Angeles and moved to Kansas City. We only knew one family here and even they aren’t really all that close to us. So, I really expected to have to start over in … Continue reading

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I threw him a curve

Since tonight was his last night in Kansas, I called my son early in the day to go out to dinner together. I wanted to have a fatherly talk with him. The evening got off to a pretty rough start. When … Continue reading

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I get to play the “bad guy” part

Sometimes being a husband and a father is a thankless job… I suppose the same can be said about being a wife or a child…I can’t really see how, but I’ll just ASSUME that is is THEORETICALLY possible…but it’s a … Continue reading

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I got nothin’!

Nearly everyone is familiar with the Bible verse that says “bad company corrupts good morals.” My children certainly are. However, I think I have come up with the flip side of that… “Good company can really cramp your style.” After … Continue reading

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Hello, ma’am, I’m Deputy…

My wife and arrived at our apartment after nearly 9 hours of driving from Dallas, TX. We would have been home 15 minutes earlier if my wife had not gotten pulled over by a policeman for speeding! “Did you know that you were … Continue reading

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Spring has sprung

We visited our oldest daughter’s church in Dallas for the first time last night. The assistant pastor opened the service by noting that today was the first day of spring. As he was speaking, it was snowing! …nearly horizontally!! …in Dallas, … Continue reading

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That is a lot of water!

It’s been awhile… But, what would you rather do…write a blog post or spend time with my wife? Wait…that didn’t quite come our right…  I meant to say, if you were me, what would you rather do?  I chose to spend … Continue reading

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Me…a songwriter???

I told you in an earlier post that Cakes was invited to sing at the upcoming graduation ceremony. It turns out that she has been invited to audition in the first week of April. A few months ago, I heard her … Continue reading

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I’m liking those MPG’s

I am back to driving the Toyota to work. I’ve got to tell you, 34 MPG is really nice. With gas around $2.50, I drive over 300 miles on $25! But, I have a perplexing problem developing… Which car do … Continue reading

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“I don’t recall”

My wife has never visited our oldest daughter in Dallas. I think she might be the only member of the family who hasn’t. So, for the better part of a month, she has been looking forward to this week since her school is … Continue reading

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