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    “Hey let’s go look at the puppies!”

    Drake Asleep

    These were famous last words.

    Many of you who know me personally have known that for about 9 months I’ve been OCD to get a dog. I was bound and determined to buy a purebred boxer from a breeder. I had even picked out the breeder from here in CO to [...]

    Struggle with how to say something to a friend.

    Just choose one!

    So I have a friend who is consistently nymphing from one thing to another. Normally I don’t stick my nose into peoples business, because that’s just plain rude – AND I have learned that it’s very infrequent that one can “totally get it”. That being said, he is experiencing so much [...]

    Electricity, Water Chemistry and Molecular Bonding (+More fun too!) (Part1)

    So, we had the opportunity to get a SWEET hot tub and electrical hookups via all around santa-like in-laws. I will say that I highly underestimated the logistical nightmare that is moving a hot tub. Though, we DID finally complete the task, it required the following:

    SonriseG and I hanging electrical cable

    Renting a truck.
    Renting [...]

    And now we know why the world will end in 2012

    Forget the Mayans, I have the inside scoop on why the world will end in 2012.

    It’s because there will be civil unrest over the Oprah Show airing it’s final program in [...]

    And I’m Back!

    OK, so here is what I have been up to. Photographically.

    My Wife spyed with her little eye a funny thing in our basement. It was water. I thought it was from a storm ” It’ll dry!” I said. Nope, it did not. So I finally called my insurance company and a [...]

    The Nines is Today

    Today is the Nines (9/9/9) and as such, there is a webcast for 9 hours, with bloggers and authors presenting 9 minute segments of life in general in the world and church.

    Here is the lineup

    9AM — Troy Gramling, Mark Beeson, Anne Jackson, Dave Ferguson, Scott Hodge
    10AM — Perry Noble, Stacy Spencer
    11AM — Dino Rizzo, Nancy Beach, [...]

    The Obama Kid Speech Thing

    Sometimes, I just don’t get why people freak out… Our school (to be unnamed) sent out an email saying that they will not be watching the speech on Tuesday, which is fine with me – I don’t really care. But, honestly, the President can’t make a speech to kids? That’s just plain retarded in [...]

    Perils of parenting school-aged kids

    So, killur the elder just started Kindergarten. He loves school for the most part, although we just experienced the first day of “I don’t want to go to school” this morning. Almost every single day he tells me about a little kid who doesn’t listen. For examplesake I will call her randomlittlegirl. [...]

    Life in Music: 1980-81

    ABBA – Super Trouper

    In my year 0, 1 and 2 I didn’t remember most of what I listened to, so I’m harkening back to what music my mom listened to on my memory and what I sold at a garage sale after she “converted” to CD’s.

    Jethro Tull – Aqualung

    I know for sure that my [...]

    Lifechangers

    Have you ever noticed that the strangest stuff in the world has completely rocked your existence? Or lead up to said world-rocking experience? If you haven’t, you should take a look at history and know dumb little things ultimately become big important things.

    I will be reaching a milestone birthday here shortly. [...]

    Denver, Washington meets Seattle, Colorado

    Rain! Always with the rain!

     

    OK, I know it’s probably slightly retarded and lack-of-content-y to blog about the weather. As I write this – I’m looking west from the Denver WTC at the mountains (yes, my view is freakin’ awesome) – and there is yet again, more rain. I must say, I hate [...]

    So sick of “1 belly fat rule: OBEY” ads…

    I am SO SICK of these ads. I see them ad nauseam (haha, I used ad cleverly, I know, I know – I’m hilarious…)

    Perhaps they annoy me to the levels of gator software, x10, or lowermybills ads.

    CLEARLY they must work because they’re on every sing friggen’ website known to man.

    Including a gaming magazine that [...]

    The finished project revealed.

    So as of a few days ago, despite many delays, The speaker has been moved, and our photowall is done.

    Forgot to remove the tape!

    Click to see it in it's full size awesome glory

    If any of you are looking for a good photographer in the Denver Metro area, our photographer’s website is right here. [...]

    Memories of the bygone western road trips.

    I spent quite a few summers with my grandfather in the western mountains. Usually (when I was younger) I would fly out to him in Boise or Idaho Falls and we would hang out in and around the Utah, Wyoming, Colorado area (once or twice we went to Montana too). On one trip, I [...]

    Recent Roadtrip Recap (Another 3 R’s)

    So, I’ve been silent on the wires lately. Seems like the last year has just been sucktastic for me for blogging. Doesn’t mean I don’t like it, or will abandon my blog or anything, just it’s not been as elevated in priority as in the past.

    Anyhow, the past three weeks I have driven approximately [...]

    Timely – yes? Timeless – Perhaps.

    EK and I love to play boardgames with friends. There are just a lot of timeless memories to be created playing them. We have quite a few quotes from over boardgames such as:

    While playing taboo: “Vampires! Vampires! Jesus!” (the word was immortal, btw)
    While playing something else: “If I had the choice [...]

    Ever had one of those projects at home go horribly bad and long?

    It wasn’t quite the money pit, but it was a simple premise: I need to move a speaker in the wall (recessed) to below the bannister. Cursory hammer tap tells me it’s hollow back there. Easy peasy – cut out one piece from the bannister, pop a hole for the cable, move the [...]

    What?!?!?

    Did anyone else watch American Idol tonight and [...]

    Back online. What a month.

    So, it has been quite a long time since I blogged. 19 days, actually.

    It was over two weeks ago (actually the day of the last post) that my wife was not feeling the baby move, so we went into the hospital. No heartbeat. It was agonizing, and still is.

    I am hesitant [...]

    Spiniwheat and Horseship

    My kids are constantly cracking me up. First on deck, is my younger dude Little-M who just turned 3 recently.

    MMMMM. Coarse Peppercorn + Kosher Salt + Frosted Miniwheat = Awesomeness (Click for bigger)

    He came into our bedroom the other morning and said: “I made breakfast! It’s good! I got miniwheatses!”

    I said [...]