Monthly Archive: November 2011

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Happy Birthday Daddy

My dad loved recording with his reel to reel tape recorder. One of the things he liked to tape was me. Here we are together singing, “(I’m in Love With You), Honey.” I was about 4 years old. I couldn’t find much information on this song, like who originally recorded...

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Raising Her Right

How am I raising Laura right? John uses Pentax, I use Canon, and for a long while now, Laura was using a Nikon. I thought we were going to be a three brand camera family. 🙂 It turns out that Laura has made a big switch, not only from a...

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Happy Starvation Day

Am I referring to dieting after Thanksgiving? No. Just John Stossel’s take on what could have been instead of the Thanksgiving we now know and love. Had today’s political class been in power in 1623, tomorrow’s holiday would have been called “Starvation Day” instead of Thanksgiving. Of course, most of...

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My Little Girl Turns 18 and Thanksgiving

Laura decided on a small get together at home for her 18th birthday. Of course this was her third such get together, this one was just on her actual birthday.   So Laura had a nice birthday month, and we had a very sweet Thanksgiving, and the Ravens won! 🙂...

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50 Top TV Shows of All Time

  Laura and I are still watching thirtysomething: The Complete First Seasonon DVD. Until Gilmore Girls I think it was my favorite TV show of all time. I was pleased to see others thought so too, as it made it on #19 on TV Guide’s Greatest TV Shows of All...

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Too Young to Quit

Today while at the post office, apparently I was standing next to something of a celebrity. Mike Massey is the 2000, 2002, and 2003 World Artistic Pool champion, the 2000 and 2001 Trick Shot Magic champion, and the 2003 WPA World Artistic Pool Jump Shots champion.  He began performing trick...

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Occupy Maxine Waters, Please

Much has been documented about the difference between the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement. The Tea Party demonstrations seemed to be able to make their points without breaking any laws, without arrests, and basically being decent, everyday folk. Yet, what was Maxine Waters’s reaction to them? She said, “…as...

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Let Swagbucks Pay For Your Holidays Contest

Laura and Miranda started something in our household and it’s really worked well for all of us. Laura figures she earned $400 worth of merchandise this year. Now she is a hardcore Swagbucker, she has learned how to use this program very well. And now, they have a promotion to...

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Dina and Bella

Dina and Bella came for lunch.  I had not met Dina’s granddaughter yet, so this was going to be a treat, seeing Dina again, and having our grandchildren play together.

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The Last of the Fall Colors

Laura and I spent a part of the last two days taking in the fall colors… (Click on image to enlarge) And on yesterday’s outing, this was our welcome back committee. 🙂

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Silas and the Leaves

We have a lot of trees on our little acre. Which means this time of year, we have a lot of LEAVES! Silas made this one pile his play area the other day. He really didn’t want his picture taken, but I couldn’t resist.

Engagement Photos Kimi and Jon 0

Engagement Photos Kimi and Jon

Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I was so pleased when Kimi said she wanted her engagement photos in autumn. We went to Kinder Farm Park for the photoshoot. Please see the photo gallery » » HERE (click the image below if you want to see a larger...

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An Autumn Walk

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot   Today the weather was so autumn perfect, Laura and I decided to take a walk with a little cranky Rubí. I think...