It is a sick and tragic world that we live in where this is a discussion, but here we are. Body armor and bullet proof back packs for children going to school.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/sales-soar-kid-themed-body-armor-backpacks-171359967.html

Sometimes it makes me worry that science fiction authors predict things well. I know there was ( Read more... )

A sporadic post - who knew?

Yes, once again it's been a while since I've actually written up a post here. I'm not going to make this a long one but I've got a couple of pictures!

Lily made it safely back to Japan. It was a wonderful year and something that I'm going to take a while to digest and contemplate before I go on about it more. I'm an area ( Read more... )

Saying that things are busy is like saying the ocean is wet. I'm totally stealing this part from my wife:

Yesterday was exhausting, but also good. The walk went great. We got to see good friends and share the time with them...not to mention the vast array of puppies. :-) Shiny did great and was a ball of energy. We got to visit my dad and enjoy ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wish I was connected all the time. Those “down” minutes waiting in the parking lot or times when I don’t have direct access to a computer could be put to use posting stuff about what’s going on. When I’m out there doing stuff I don’t really think about what I can post. Maybe I’m really old school about some things. Maybe that’s ok.

So ( Read more... )

I was sitting at my desk here at the office this morning and just typing like a mad person. It occurred to me that I write hundreds of words a day via texts and e-mails and things like that, but they become these ephemeral things that float out to the aether and don't really connect after the moment in time they relate to. Do you suppose there's a ( Read more... )

This has been a difficult week. I'm not certain why this week became the monster that it was, but I'm glad we're moving past it. I was a little hesitant to share, but I know there are folks that (much like I do) use the net to catch up with friends when there isn’t the chance to see each other in person.

Let me start with the big stuff first. I know ( Read more... )

Is that the return to civilized methods of fighting as opposed to the cage match that is most holidays with family? Just checking...

We've been on a bit of a roller coaster ride since around Halloween. Things have just sped past without slowing down in the least. The speed of things has always been something I could handle, but this year it just ( Read more... )

I couldn't resist that subject after having eaten as much as we did last week!

So it's a little short of the 2 week mark, but there was a big holiday in there! Bigger by the fact that we ate tons (although I think that's a law or something).

We did "poor relations" Thanksgiving with friends of ours John and Pam and Andy Wednesday night. There were 24 ( Read more... )

Thankful. I'm not thankful just at this time of year, but everyone seems to be talking about it right now.
I'm thankful every single day that I have wonderful friends and family surrounding me each and every day. It's corny, but it's also true.

Shiny had a super happy birthday with her roller skating party. It was a big hit - at least two of the ( Read more... )

I think a little about me isn't remiss here. I do try to talk about what the kids are up to more than anything, and sometimes I don't get to post here on the self imposed schedule. Rather than just saying I'm busy, I think I'm going to throw a couple of tidbits out there. I'm still working - and that's
a good thing. It's a few less hours than it was ( Read more... )