My mother is home from the hospital and just in time for Christmas. Licky the dog has his old kennel back, cleaned and fresh. Licky himself got a haircut and a bath before he went back in, and the old, huge kennel is in the back yard with several inches of snow on it (like everything else). Caitlin... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
I'm In A Pickle...
It's nice having both children home from school, but for the furniture rearranging they engage in. Example: Our little dog, Licky, has his little kennel right beside the door to the back yard where he runs all day, keeping the neighbors in line. His patrol is outlined by a worn path just around the... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Family Life in Iowa Amid the Political Debris
Winter break! After school I lay down and slept for an hour before driving Chel to work at the superstore. I Couldn't believe the beauty of the airport covered in snow, and the pastures with their huge bales of alfalfa lined up and dusted with white. Iowa is really beautiful in winter and I rarely... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Being Inspired by the Tenacity of Some of the Young Bloggers...............
Being inspired by the tenacity of some of the young bloggers, I approach with trepidation the task of putting down family events. My college daughter got an "A" on her biology paper I helped her with. It seems that the theory of evolution states, of course, that life forms evolve from generation to... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
On my way home from dropping Chelsea off at the Superstore, I had another flash of brilliance. Now, all this semester, Chel has been driving to school on a learner's permit. I cannot tell you how much I have benefited from the forty minutes online via blackberry. Then during the holiday bowl... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
UK Wildcats New Head Coach Billie Gillispie
Has made his choice. Having seen the best part of two games now on DirectV, I can verify that Gillispie has shunned the two-team strategy of his predecessor Tubby Smith. Tonight the Cats beat Texas Southern Houston by nearly sixty points. It is a serious flaw in thinking and no form of strategic... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
A Dream: Like Rain....................
I saw the rain blowing black on the Thames Above the bridge, huge clouds in upward-forward trajectory Little clumps of mud splattering my face Wet cobblestones reflected the yellow lamps I wanted to believe that from nature we got black rain splatter only She was blond and ambitious, a friend in... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 16, 2007
The Death of An American Icon Brings Lasting Awareness
I'd have to say I'm tired. I am not depressed, I know that crushing weight on a pit of despair. That's not it. I'm just real tired. After the letdown of last night's debate, I feel like I did when I was a kid and they told me that Rocky the flying squirrel was not real. I had quite a permanent... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Whisky, tango foxtrot I burned my bridges and lost a lot I let you go and that's what I got The Whisky, tango foxtrot I had to shave and true You wont believe what else, guess who? I stood up to fight for the red white and blue What else was i going to do? I put on my uniform in a time of war I... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
HOMEOSTASIS, STATUS QUO, PATER FAMILIUS AND SO ON
A nice blogger lady friend of mine asked why I hadn't been writing about my kids, and the truth is -- I was afraid. My elder daughter has turned nineteen and is in college. This was such a profoundly stressful deed, getting her an apartment, furnishing it, getting her registered for classes, and... Sign in to see full entry.