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The life and times of some guy, a Lady-Friend, a Little Dude and a Little Sis.

Archive for December, 2009

Whoever Said, “Life Isn’t About Its Destination, But Its Journey” Was Full of Crap

At the strike of a road-hypnotized hour eight, this journey was ALL about the destination.
If you’ve been reading the Twitter feeds there in the upper right, you know what I’m talking about: a butt-clobbering 16 hours from point A (Logan– or, as they say in Danglish: “Too Damn Cold“) to point B (San Diego– or, …

What I’m Forcing my Family to Listen To

It’s been $100+ in itunes since I’ve thrown one of these up, so here you go. I can’t promise you’ll like it. In fact, you’ll probably hate it. At least I tried to expand your horizons via a musical batch of eclecticism with a penchant for indie 80′s revival… and BONUS! It doesn’t auto-play.

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas… Kinda

Little Dude is stoked for Christmas. Lady-Friend and I are inexplicably uncommitted.  I’m not sure where our enthusiasm met with the brick wall of indifference, but here we are.
Luckily, Little Dude is keeping the dream alive with his lists, impromptu Christmas caroling and pride-inspiring pre-school craft projects. We’re betting Santa will return the favor.

Lady-Friend is Pretty

Not that I’m bragging. It’s not my fault.

Us, Circa December 2009

Having two ladies interested in taking pics can be self-servingly beneficial. It’s called photo-swapping: “I’ll practice taking pics of your family if you’ll practice with mine”. Done and done.

As it happens, I think this one turned out pretty decently with “blow out” snow and no post-processing… and if your turn your head a little (big …

Little Sis

Lady-Friend’s taken up learning photography. I’m glad.

Obsession

Little Dude’s got a new obsession. One guess as to what it is (the hint isn’t in the shirt):

While we were in Colorado over the Thanksgiving holiday, we took a hike with my Uncle Doug and Aunt Layne. They live on the frontier– IE, a place where people still chase bears out of their yard. …

Quotables: Little Dude

Another installment of the ongoing adventures in the lexicon wonderland of Little Dude Vinton.
Little Dude can be a real homebody depending on the day. Some days, “Ok, Pal– get your shoes and coat on” will inspire a rush out to the car. Other days it inspires a collapse and whining protest.  A week or …