Okay, stop applauding and cheering. This silliness on line will resume in about nine days. Unless, of course, the mysterious web-masters come up out of their magical dungeon and wave their cyber-wands to make my stuff disappear permanently. They all dress like they just came out of Fantasia! It’s unsettling.
Anyway, it would be perfectly understandable if they [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Farewell!
September 27, 2008
The Bottom Line: Please Watch Us!
September 24, 2008
It is national “Stay At Home Week!” Well, not officially. The week’s designation did not come from some government entity or theological body. It is “Stay At Home Week” because ABC says so. For each new TV season, the network comes up with a slogan. This time around, ABC is urging us all to stay [...]
Shell-o There!
September 23, 2008
When it comes to kids’ birthdays around our house, we are at the point when they generally choose one main gift rather than receiving a pile of little stuff. It has been a difficult transition for my wife. She worries that if the children only open one or two things, they may feel deprived. I’ve [...]
SURPRISE!
September 22, 2008
Around our house, we are well into the season of seasons. I’ve mentioned before, in this space, that each kid calls the days approaching his or her birthday “The Season of insert-name-here!” So, starting around the end of June, it becomes The Season of Alex. That is followed by The Season of Taylor, which ends [...]
Think Santa!
September 17, 2008
There’s been a chill in the air the last few mornings and, I’m told, a few area stores actually have some Christmas merchandise out. Also, I think I heard that the Reindeer Games-2008 have held their closing ceremonies. Blitzen won seven medals but Comet was tossed out after blood tests revealed unusually high amounts of egg [...]
