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08 October 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Greetings from Milwaukee

Greetings from Milwaukee

Hi there! I’ve been in Milwaukee all week long at a nerd conference. I’m flying back home today and will work on hammering out a recap on the plane. Expect it to show up here several weeks (or possibly months) from now.

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03 October 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Schlimiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated

Schlimiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated

I don’t have tickets to an Alice Cooper concert, but I am headed to Milwaukee. In fact, if you’re reading this after 7:30 p.m., I’m already there.

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02 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Football, parties, wedding, etc…

Football, parties, wedding, etc…

When I don’t do a decent blog post for a month, this is what you get: a thousand bullet points and a hundred pictures.

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31 July 2009 ~ 2 Comments

6-4-3

6-4-3

Sometimes, your kids do something very small that shows that they’re undeniably yours. Little things that show that there’s a connection between you and them; not because you’ve cultivated it, but just because it exists on its own. Something innate, not programmed. I was pleased when my son decided that he liked Star Wars. I [...]

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20 July 2009 ~ 2 Comments

All concrete dogs go to Frazier’s Concrete Heaven

All concrete dogs go to Frazier’s Concrete Heaven

I really enjoy eclectic junk stores. The kind of places that have things that you just don’t find in normal stores. And things that most people probably should never even consider buying. Just north of Hempstead, at the junction of U.S. 290 and Texas 6, there’s a place called Frazier’s Concrete Heaven. Well, actually, they [...]

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13 July 2009 ~ 3 Comments

I Still Know What I Did Last Weekend

I Still Know What I Did Last Weekend

As usual, life intervened and left me precious little time for blogging last week. However, that shouldn’t be a problem this week though, as I’ve taken the whole week off to sit around at home with The Boy and save us a little money on day care. I guess I shouldn’t assume that it’ll be [...]

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19 March 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Start spreadin’ the news…

Start spreadin’ the news…

Hey there! If you’re reading this, then it means that we’ve left the house and are on our way to Intercontinental Airport for very, very early plane trip from Houston to…

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09 March 2009 ~ 4 Comments

X marks the spot

X marks the spot

This past week, the American Bandmasters Association Convention was held here in town and apparently I wasn’t invited. (I know!) Anyway, to cap off that crazy shindig, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band performed at Kyle Field this weekend and the show was open to the general mere mortal non-bandmaster public as well. Since The Boy’s [...]

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