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End of Summer Sounds

August 30, 2011

The incessant whine of the cicadas has been replaced by the unending drone of the seed corn harvesters. There are at least two harvesters marching up and down the field harvesting the local claim to fame – seed corn. Soon the field behind us will be nothing but rows of corn stumps with winter not [...]

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Five things that did not bother me when I was younger

June 23, 2011

I’m not that old, right? Some days it really hits me that I’m getting older. I can’t run around the bases quite as fast as I used to and it takes a dose of ibuprofen the morning after a game to get the soreness to go away. Anyhoo – here are 5 Things That Did [...]

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When good hens go broody

May 26, 2011

One of these five just spent some time in solitary Our biggest and most productive hen has a problem. Whether it was the turning of the calendar to spring or leaving eggs in the nesting box too long, I don’t know. Anyway, this hen decided to give in to her motherly urges and become broody. [...]

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Don’t let the cat drink my coffee

May 11, 2011

Certainly something I never thought I would have to tell my daughter one day when I set my fresh-filled cup of coffee on (ironically enough) the coffee table and left the room for some task or another. I came back into the living room, sat down, and started sipping my coffee. I’m not sure how [...]

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Vietnam Chopper Scene in LEGO

March 25, 2011

Vietnam, originally uploaded by Cam M.. Reminds me of watching that old television show, Tour of Duty, with my dad. He was never drafted, but knew a lot of guys who were and fought in Vietnam. Some didn’t make it back home. Those that did were never the same. “Greater love has no one than [...]

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Dancing with my daughter

March 24, 2011

♪ Well you, you set my world a whirlin’, darlin’ when you’re twirling on the floor; And who cares about tomorrow, what more is tomorrow, than another day? ♪ I took a break from making lunch and danced around the kitchen with my three-year-old daughter to this song the other day. She loved it when [...]

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Greatest March Madness Moments in LEGO

March 16, 2011

An amusing stop-motion animation of some of the greatest moments in March Madness. The moments include – Christian Leitner’s shot at the buzzer against Kentucky in 1992, the infamous timeout called by Chris Webber against North Carolina in 1993, Edney’s coast to coast running layup in 1995, and the 2010 final shot by Butler against [...]

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Crazy Bread Clone

March 15, 2011

The above image was the third image that came up when I searched for ‘crazy bread’ on Google. That little girl does look a bit too excited for bread. My kids love Little Caesar’s Crazy Bread. It’s so bad that when we want to get pizza, they only want to eat Little Caesar’s Crazy Bread. [...]

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Daddy, where does milk come from?

March 11, 2011

My darling 3 year-old daughter asked me this today on the way to pick up a bag of chicken feed. The following is a transcript of our ensuing conversation. ME: Milk comes from cows. HER: From where? ME: I said that it came from cows (thinking she might not have heard me the first time). [...]

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When did I become ‘dad’?

March 2, 2011

So my daughter started calling me ‘dad’ today. Normally, she calls me Papa or when she is being extra cute it’s, Poppy. Since when did I become dad to her? ‘Dad’ just makes me feel like we’ve flashed forward fifteen years or so into the future. I hear her say things like – “Dad, can [...]

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