Monthly Archives: November 2010
Monkey Feet
Can you pick up a beer bottle with your toes? No? Well then you do not have monkey feet. My son, on the other hand, was able to pick up that bottle with his lengthy digits with great ease. (no, … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, body image, carry a camera, danny, family, humor, magnet for the absurd
Time to Cry Tuesday – Love Drop
It’s called micro-giving. A lot of people giving a little can make a big difference. Great concept. Easy to do. And it can change lives. Nate St. Pierre from ItStartsWith.Us made a commitment to change the world. Yep, that’s right. … Continue reading
Filed under charity, communities, Time to Cry Tuesdays
Doody Babies
I know, after the holiday weekend I am supposed to keep the warm and fuzzy alive and tell you all how special my holiday was. How wonderful it was to be with family and friends. How everyone sleeping in their … Continue reading
Gelatinous
Tonight’s word is ‘gelatinous’. In an attempt to get a head start on Thanksgiving I decided to make the cranberry sauce tonight. Happy to have Jana and her girls in the kitchen we set out to make the easiest of … Continue reading
Time to Cry Tuesday – If these walls could talk
Home. It’s more than just a house. Sometimes it is not even the ‘right’ house. Certainly not the dream house. But definitely home. With its drafty windows, ancient kitchen and not enough space… I still take comfort within these walls. … Continue reading
Expiration dates
Is it bad that I had a 5-pack of zinc oxide in my closet with an expiration date of 1997? Oh, how I wish i was making this up. You see, here’s the thing; It’s not like I have not … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, holidays
If I had eyes in the back of my head…
I would have told you that you looked good as you walked away. – Jack Johnson Could good ole Jack have know about Wafaa Bilal, the NYU photography professor that is having a camera surgically implanted in the back of … Continue reading
Filed under absurdities, art, carry a camera, home video, photography
Graff Diamond – Pretty Penny in Pink
Today marks a crazy day in the history of gemstones. At Sotheby’s Geneva a world auction record was set for any jewel when it sold an exceptionally rare Fancy Intense Pink diamond of the purest, vibrant hue, weighing 24.78 carats … Continue reading
Filed under charity, current events, fortunes
Time To Cry Tuesday – Four for Twenty
It is a bittersweet fact that as your kids grow, the time you spend as a family shrinks. If you have done your job well, their lives are full. If you are lucky, yours are as well. We are four … Continue reading
Filed under college, danny, family, gary, Jana, relationships, Time to Cry Tuesdays
Hoosier Daddy? – Big 10 Football
Ah, Big 10 football and a rainy morning in Madison, Wisconsin. The late morning kick-off is no reason not to pre-game when you are in college. And for the young woman on the left, the mid-40 degree weather and drizzling … Continue reading
Filed under carry a camera, college, current events, danny, family, humor, Jana, sports, travel
