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Tag Archives: Daily Life Stuff
EXTERIOR: Suburban Buffalo — KFC — Afternoon — Winter.
Two cars pull into the KFC parking lot. One pulls right up to the door; the other parks a bit farther away. A short, squat WOMAN in a brilliant sky-blue winter coat and her SON, a young man of about … Continue reading
Lemons: I like them.
So a few weeks ago I saw an article, linked on Facebook by one of my friends, about the wonderful health benefits of lemon water. The idea is that you start your morning with a cup of warm water, into … Continue reading
Photographic Evidence
Chronicling some recent adventures, misadventures, and regular old humdrum ventures of life, through the magic of digital photography! Huzzah!!! Photos after the break…. First of all, Winter Storm Nemo came through the Northeast, as some of you may have heard. … Continue reading
Christmas ’12, in pictures
I’ll put this below the fold, as it’s a lot of photos and such…. There’s a park by the library where they put out a bunch of Christmas trees and let families decorate them. I have a tie-dyed Santa hat. … Continue reading
A retail dilemma: What would YOU do?
OK, so this happened. The Daughter had a church-related function today for a couple of hours, and The Wife was working, which gave me some free time. I decided to avail myself of this opportunity to do a small amount … Continue reading
On the ‘War on Christmas’
I find the constant complaining about the ‘War on Christmas’ pretty silly, and anyway, it seems to me that getting pissy with someone who wishes you ‘Happy Holidays!’ may not be the most effective way of advocating for Jesus. That … Continue reading
Seven years….
How have seven years gone by since that awful morning? And since it’s seven years gone by…shouldn’t it stop feeling like yesterday?
Thankfulness
I am thankful this year for the following items. This list is not meant to be all-inclusive, in that I’m sure I’m missing out on some stuff. Cheddar cheese so sharp it makes you pucker, Sesame crackers, Our azalea plant, … Continue reading
A brief observation
There’s something both refreshingly liberating and a little saddening about discovering that other people don’t care about the same stuff you care about.
As of today….
I have now spent 41 years on this planet. I’m starting to think that the Mother Ship isn’t coming back for me….