I’m not sure if I want to say life is back to normal. Because normal changed with the break in. But with each day, it feels like the pieces are fitting into place to create a new ????something. The boys are in camp. J is excited about picking up clovers and pine cones and connecting with “Fiver” the rabbit. Ry is playing a different sport each day. Next week he will play “hillbilly” beanbag toss. And they are both swimming. My mother has returned from the hospital and appears to be recovering nicely. The sod I laid earlier in the summer has benefited from the rain and looks great. We now have a steel door where the wooden one used to be. My wife is planting some new trees in front of the house. And a few minutes ago, the guy in front of me was given a grande coffee at Starbucks when he ordered an ice coffee. So when I ordered my usual tall coffee, I was offered his grande instead. It feels like the start of something good.
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4WRD THNKN DAD- “I’ amYour Mother!!!!” SNL sketch December 28, 2009My family likes to laugh. So, at some point during the holidays, it is inevitable that we will talk about Saturday Night Live characters. It has been happening for years. But now with youtube, hulu, and instant ipod viewings, we not only describe the episode, we show it. After viewing many scenes, I have picked [...]4wrdthnkndad
- How can a Catholic mass compete with Santa? December 24, 2009When my sister asked me if I was going to church for Christmas, I immediately said “no” There was a time in my life when the question would not have been asked because I would just go. I think the Catholic church was built on the expectation that people follow rules instead of questioning them. [...]4wrdthnkndad
- Krugman Advocates for Accepting Healthcare Legislation as is? December 18, 2009In today’s N Y Times, Paul Krugman argues for supporting the healthcare reform legislation in any form. He seems to believe that history suggests that it will be imperfect, yet it will continue to be tweaked and reworked over time, until it is more acceptable. He recognizes progressives anger about this watered down version. But [...]4wrdthnkndad
- Howard Dean in 2012? December 17, 2009So far, Howard Dean is the only politician willing to speak up and call out Obama and the Democrats for being wimps. He is calling for the Dems to scrap the current healthcare plan that appears to do nothing but insure that insurance companies get richer. Sure they can argue that 30 million people will [...]4wrdthnkndad
- It happened. A “Snuggie” got into our house! December 9, 2009The day my kid got a "snuggie" for his birthday4wrdthnkndad
- Put Some Tiger in Your Tank? December 9, 2009Do you need some Tiger in your Tank?4wrdthnkndad
- Is Tiger Alone..Have you had an affair? December 7, 2009Have you ever cheated on your spouse?4wrdthnkndad
- Could Bikram Yoga Instructors call Horse Races? December 4, 2009So I was sitting in 105 degrees of heat taking a Bikram yoga class, when it hit me. The yoga instructor could have been a horse race announcer in another time.He spoke in a pace and at a speed that sounded very similar to the guy calling the races at the track. So as he [...]4wrdthnkndad
- Who Should Replace Oprah? December 3, 2009I find it amusing that there is so much speculation about who will be the “next” Oprah. This always strikes me as odd because Oprah was not someone anyone would have initially picked to be Oprah. So if you really want to pick the next Oprah, find someone who is a relative unknown, but show [...]4wrdthnkndad
- Suck or SUX? December 2, 2009Grafiti artists and spelling-waz up widat?4wrdthnkndad
- “I’ amYour Mother!!!!” SNL sketch December 28, 2009
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