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What’s an hour?

I left work 1/2 hour early this evening so I would be able to make it to my son’s last regular season wrestling match. I drove 30 miles home to pick up my wife and then drove 40 minutes to … Continue reading

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Somebody is trying to go to prison

I decided to call the Honda dealer who dealt with the electrical problem in 2007. It turns out that they found the same codes that my mechanic found yesterday. The car needs a new computer. That is not that bad. The … Continue reading

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I’ve been down this road before

What is going on? My wife had the day off so I asked her to take our new car to our mechanic to have him thoroughly go through it so I know what maintenance needs to be done. She called … Continue reading

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Our second try at a second car

Our car dealer called me on Wednesday night to tell me that he had three cars that he thought that I might be interested. Today, I bought a second car for our family for the second time. It is a … Continue reading

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How much!?!?

After my son’s big victory last night, he weighed himself to make sure that he would be under the weight limit for this morning’s weigh in. As is so often the case, what should have been a mere formality turned … Continue reading

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A BIG victory

My son has another big tournament this weekend. This one is in Missouri. Missouri is a hotbed for high school wrestling. Kansas schools don’t wrestle across the border very often. Two of the top teams in the state of Missouri were at this … Continue reading

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Father Knows Best

I never really watched this show but I sure do like the title. My son has a friend who happens to be a girl. He assures me that there is nothing more between them. Last night, he informed me when … Continue reading

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He’s getting famous

I forgot something very important in my last post about Big A’s wrestling this weekend. His victory in the final was covered by three newspapers: Husky Headlines (the local school paper), Sun Publications and the Sunday edition of the Kansas … Continue reading

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The smiling champion!

If you have been reading this blog recently, you know that my son won a major wrestling tournament this weekend. The new rankings were released today and Big A is now the fifth rated 160 pounder in the state. The … Continue reading

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Life in the whirlwind

Things are moving along at a very quick pace. I picked my children from their after school activities like I usually do. However, while I was waiting for them in the lobby, my youngest daughter’s academic adviser walked in and … Continue reading

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