old school

do you remember staring out the window in elementary school wishing you could reach out and turn that handle? or maybe it’s just me. memories of smelling bacon from the el encanto hotel across the street. if only i could get out. question of the day: favorite...

boring

went out for a walk with maddie and kenzie the other day. just taking random pictures. nothing special. question of the day: peter and sora already chose a name for their dog. giggsie, after ryan giggs. their dog is an australian shepherd/chow mix. let’s get...

pill bug

sometimes it’s the simple things. a pill bug. a smile. a doughnut. played cards last night with my wife last night and didn’t watch television. we have 300 channels of digital cable and sometimes a simple game of cards is much more fulfilling. does that...

bluffs

sun came out to play yesterday and today. it was gorgeous. greg called me up this morning and we took the kids out for a picnic and splash in the mud on the bluffs. it was heaven on earth. well, until maddie started trapsing through the mud in her shoes. i guess it...

garden state and the puffer fish

yes it’s true. tonight i went over to george’s for dinner and some fun with lights. i would have to say he is much more of a technical photog guy than i. what’s even better is that he isn’t afraid to stand in front of the lens and take one for...

pole v2

heather and the girls left yesterday. they are down in palm desert chilling with grammie sharon and grampie lewis. it is weird to come home to darkness and quiet. i have to admit that i was looking forward to having some time to myself to do whatever, but it was...

shiitake

a couple of days ago we noticed that there was a weird discoloration near the baseboard of our hall. after further review we realized that it was a bit damp. we dismissed it as most people would. however, the other day heather noticed that there was something growing....

park

i learned a new phrase today. crop dusting. do you know what it means? it is a term used when you are cruising through your office, walking by your co-workers and just dropping bombs, tooting, farting, gassin’ the place up. walking and farting. crop dusting. i...

oscars

watched the oscars last night over tri tip, chicken, kilbasa, cookies, chex mix, salad, garlic bread and no veggies. took 4 lipitors last night. kenzie cried for a record 1 minute before falling asleep for the night as well. that was better than any oscar. a picture...

bully

went to the zoo today with grandpa alan and grandma ginger. good times. maddie was in meltdown mode though with no nap. it was good to get out and stroll around with the kids as i was trapped for half of the day at work. maddie cruised the playground when this kid who...