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Category Archives: Life
Memories of Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago, a drive to the hospital in the morning. Twenty years ago, calling off work because it was time, the baby was on his way. Twenty years ago, bright sunny skies over Buffalo. Twenty years ago, a very … Continue reading
On Mom’s birthday…
…something she liked. I’ll never forget watching this with her as it unfolded, more than 36 years ago.
Dispatches from the Faire
Last weekend, The Wife and I attended the Sterling Renaissance Festival. We went by ourselves and The Daughter stayed home, because we didn’t want to board the dogs overnight; but never fear, The Daughter was able to use the third … Continue reading
“Hey, why no posting for three days?!”
Well, let Inigo tell the tale here: Yeeeeeeah. That was…a weekend. Friday was busy wrapping up stuff at work so I could enjoy a three-day weekend. Saturday we went to the Sterling Renaissance Festival, where much fun was had and … Continue reading
Doggos: an update
Hobbes (the greyhound) and Carla (the pittie) are both doing fine! Carla has been struggling with some arthritis in her joints, but last week she went to the vet for an injection of fluid into one of her troublesome joints, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, On Dogs and Dog Life, Photographic Documentation
Tagged Daily Life Stuff, Doggos, Photo Posts
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“The Force will be with you. Always.” (a repost)
Today marks the 47th anniversary of the release of George Lucas’s “little space movie”, which wasn’t even 20th Century Fox’s projected “Big Movie” of that year. Little did the world know what was about to happen…and certainly a five-year-old kid … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom, Life, On Memories, On Movies
Tagged Geek Stuff, Movies, Skiffy, Space Opera, Star Wars
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Twenty-seven
Today we’ve been married twenty-seven years. How did we make it this far? Mainly, it turns out that if you don’t ever want to give up, you won’t.
IYKYK
That’s, “If you know, you know.” Specifically, in this case, when your mechanic tells you: “Your car’s inspection is all set! No issues.” Entering the weekend on that news is always great! (I wasn’t necessarily expecting issues, because everything’s been running fine, but … Continue reading
Phil!
Last night we went to see Phil Rosenthal at Buffalo State University. If you’re unfamiliar with Phil Rosenthal, you need to watch Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix, and you need to do so now. Right now. Go watch, I’ll wait for … Continue reading
Posted in Life, On Buffalo and The 716, On Food and Cooking, On Travels and Adventures
Tagged Buffalo, Daily Life Stuff, Food, Traveler's Tales
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A Belated Birthday Wish to The Lydster
The Lydster, if I am reading things correctly, is 20 now. “Who?!” you may ask. A reasonable question, so I shall provide a reasonable answer: The Lydster is Roger Owen Green’s daughter Lydia. Roger has been chronicling her growth and … Continue reading