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Hunter and his first portable, obviously an Apple
What started out as a relaxing Saturday afternoon before our vacation in a couple days ended abruptly with a phone call from my sister-in-law Anje. Somehow her brother received a free MacBook Pro through another person who insanely didn’t want … Continue reading
Vegas 2013: Day One, Arrival!
This year’s Las Vegas Pilgrimage, dubbed LV 2013, is my ninth trip here, our seventh together, and fifth stay at Tahiti Village. So far it’s off to a great start, especially with the flight. Southwest moved the departure time up … Continue reading
Seriously? A Classic Vehicle?
Spotted this while walking through the Planet Hollywood (formerly the Aladdin) parking lot last night. A Chrysler LeBaron, aka a K-car, with ‘classic vehicle’ plates. I guess Nevada has a pity category for any of these still functioning. The designation is … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Somara, my wife of 10 years
Is it a stereotype, fact or a mix of things about husbands forgetting their wives’ birthdays? Same for anniversaries. In our household, it’s actually the opposite. Yes, I, the man, always know when Somara’s birthday is, what day we got … Continue reading
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Tiny Elvis’ Las Vegas Adventure Book
By the time you’re reading this, the plane should be in the air or we’ve arrived for what is my ninth trip to Las Vegas. Woo hoo! I thought the day would never come with how long the Summer of … Continue reading
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Tagged Las Vegas, Overdue Story, Playmobil, Silliness, Toys
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September ’13 for this week…1998!
This week’s header came from a lucky burst of inspiration so it didn’t take too long to put together. Normally when I get started, I do a Google-based search for the year and see which images appear. Often it’s nothing … Continue reading
Miette escaped or wasn’t real?
Somara groomed our long-haired cat Miette recently and this was just a fraction of the fur she collected. Due to this cat’s skill with her claws, there is a time limit on how long you can comb.
Kenny Rogers
I had the opportunity to meet another member of Pop Music Royalty and History at Book People. My Midwestern memories wouldn’t have been the same without this man. The days involving our numerous drives between Springfield, IL and Champaign-Urbana, IL in … Continue reading
New glasses! Finally
Years of procrastination finally came to a head this week when I lost my only functional pair of glasses. Just what we needed right before our pending vacation, as if the car bullshit weren’t enough. No glasses isn’t the end … Continue reading
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Our interim set of wheels
Tuesday was the day Somara took off from work to start sorting out getting our car repaired. The body shop said the Honda was “undrive-able” based upon the damage their guys saw. How soon will the work be completed? So … Continue reading
More fun with Legos
A favorite little activity I love to do at the Lego Store is go through the build-your-own-figures bin and try to create three funny people with the random pieces found there. It’s a great treat kids for a mere $10 … Continue reading
Ahoy! Happy Talk Like Pirate Day 2013!
Me favorite holiday in September mateys! Course you can’t use such manner of speakin’ with the customers at me job. Sadly, I don’t own any pirate garb. I had to settle fer objects that were a real stretch: Clash Chucks (there’s … Continue reading
A belated birthday to Elvira with her shoes!
Yesterday was Elvira’s birthday, it’s not nice to reveal a lady’s age, even when she is a Horror icon. To celebrate, I finally broke out the special Chucks Somara bought me for my birthday a couple months ago. These are … Continue reading