I spent a good part of Monday with my son Cory running around doing errands. As I have said before, all my children have very different personalities, but Cory is by far the funniest kid in the bunch. The other kids are quick-witted and we all share a similar sense-of-humor, but Cory is the kid [...]
Tag: Humor
Trouble right here in River City!
They say when you are in trouble you should ask for help. I am in trouble and I am asking for help. I never considered myself to have an addictive personality, but I guess I was wrong. In my defense I had no idea how addictive it would all become – things just got away [...]
76, 010
My first blog entry was written on day two of the new forty. I blogged daily all the remaining days of 2009 in the new forty for a total of 178 blogs. My blog views for that period came in at 76,010. This blog fulfilled a promise to myself (a resolution if you will) to [...]
Igenuity minus logic equals…
I appreciate igenuity. As such, I got quite a kick out of the fellow who created the innovative beer can alarm (you can read his story at http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/264234/publisher_ID/1/). I found it to be a great re-purposing of empty beer cans and an excellent example of working with the resources you have to create a viable [...]
I don’t leak, but…
Today I need to buy a new water heater. My life is so sexy. It’s not that my current water heater has failed, but it is clear from the looks of it that it is on its way out. When I purchased my home in West Fargo almost four years ago the home inspector told [...]
In retrospect…
Have you ever had the experience wherein you looked back at an old photo or reflected on a memory and asked yourself, “What the heck was I thinking?” I have had that experience more times than I can count (and I can count beyond my fingers and toes unfortunately). Recently, I had a hair color [...]
My version of The Twelve Inches of Christmas Snow…
Below is my version of The Twelve Inches of Christmas Snow - please feel free to share yours. And yes - this is non-fiction my friends. 🙂 On the first inch of Christmas snow Mother Nature gave to me… I delighted in the clear, crisp beauty. On the second inch of Christmas snow Mother Nature [...]
THE NEW FORTY 