Note: I’m currently working on the post regarding the Worm and the Water Cooler (which must sound strange if you don’t follow this blog – for context, see this post). In any case, I was nearly done when I realized it required another illustration. It takes me a good, oh, I don’t know… day or… Read More A childhood tale of summer fun and car bombings
At this moment I’m in Minnesota house-hunting. Wish me luck. In the meantime, to keep you all amused and this blog on a regular schedule, Husband gave me permission to share a few more pictures from his youth. Whatta guy! First up, the pink suit… There are a few things Husband wants you to know:… Read More A Pink Suit, Marching Band, and Soggy Cereal
Until I hit the photo albums and, like a damned fool, I open one… This is a picture of my dad with two Army buddies. Written on the back: Swimming at Kamakura Beach July, 1946 My dad is the one on the left, but the other two? No idea. As many stories as he told… Read More Packing for the Move, Making Progress…
Note: Since I’m on vacation, I’m giving you a rerun. This first appeared on June 3, 2015, back when I was new to blogging and had about 10 followers. It relates a childhood memory of mine that involved murder and explosives, as all good memories do. Also, the post includes a recipe because when I… Read More My Glorious Summer of ’76
Holy cow, guys, check this out! Remember back in June when I visited Idaho and soared over Snake River Canyon (in my dreams) just like Evel Knievel tried to do in 1974? (I wrote about it here.) Well, turns out someone is going to do it for real! Possibly TODAY! (weather permitting) Hollywood stuntman, Eddie… Read More Evel Knievel, Redux
So I’m nearly recovered from our vacation and I want to tell you about the uber-exciting thing I did. This uber-exciting thing fulfilled a childhood fantasy of mine and made me feel gosh-darn giddy and… you know… uber-excited. I’m going to tell you about it even though you won’t find it uber-exciting. In fact, it’s highly… Read More I Pretend to be Daring and All That
