Snapshot

I tend to find myself getting frustrated more and more frequently with the state of my own Union. Things and circumstances seem to pile on top of each other, non of which fit snuggly and lend themselves to teetering a bit. It all becomes like a hypothetical house built on a sand foundation. Not uncommon [...]

Year of the Doug

Starting off 2011 with a bang.  So far I’ve: Reconciled my check book Reinstalled my PC with Windows 7, from XP Spent some quality time with the family Re-committed myself to losing some weight Well aside from maybe the re-installation, I think I’m par with most Americans who would make resolutions.  I for one was [...]

Turn Signals

I’m at this fork in the road.  Maybe not a fork exactly, but one of those flashing red light intersections where you can drone out to the blinking eye of Sauron up there, wondering which direction to go. If you keep going straight, then you stay on the path you’re pointing at now.  I can’t [...]

It’s Stranger on the Bus

I’m sitting here working late getting ready to work even longer and fighting boredom.  I could get into some serious trouble on these internets and am trying to break some bad habits, which isn’t totally easy to do!  I’m kind of stressing out a little; therefore I turn to you, my silent blog-friend.  You never [...]

Cool Runnings

Most of my family (we left out the 4 year old), my sisters and their daughters all bundled up and huddled together this frosty morning to run the Christmas Rush, a 5K run-walk in Kent. My initial goal was simply to do better than the last one we did in July, but I exceeded the [...]

Junior Puzzle

I was sitting on the couch with the fruit of my loins… meaning Simon.  He dropped his head on my chest at an awkward 90 degree angle – I lowered my head so that my chin rested on his neck.  He says to me: “Look it’s a perfect match!” Me: “Yeah, we’re like Pangaea!” Simon: [...]

Turning the Other Cheek

After about three weeks of daily concentration and a lot of guessing I finally made a crucial decision on something that’s been plaguing my mind.  “Do I or don’t I shave off my beard?”  I think I was making it out to be a bigger dilemma than it actually was.  Or was I? Having a [...]

My Cup Boils Over

I was laying my son down to sleep for the evening when It occurred to me that trying to get a 4-year old to sleep is not unlike heating water.  Whereas a watched pot never boils, so does a watched child, never fall asleep. The boiling pot analogy came to me however – as I [...]

A Hunting We Did Go

It wasn’t long before my short Thanksgiving break that I was invited to go hunting with my brother in-law, Mike. The message was relayed from wife to wife and I accepted the invitation before my most gorgeous bride was able to complete her sentence. The answer was “yes” I was more than anxious to go [...]

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