Yesterday, I spent about 5 wonderful hours communing with nature along with several friends as we spent the late morning and early afternoon kayaking on the Duck River in southern middle Tennessee. During this “float” as we like to call it, we encountered a rope swing tied to a very large tree that had fallen [...]
I joined some friends and their families on a five hour float on the Duck River near Columbia,TN today. We left arabout 10:30am from The River Rats canoe rental and did the six mile float. It was a gorgeous day, not too hot and with some cloud cover. Several of us were in kayaks and [...]
I follow a gentleman named Leo Babauta. He’s a writer and blogger with a blog called Zen Habits. He writes/posts about living a life less cluttered and with more happiness and productivity by letting go of a lot of the stuff that tends to muck up our lives. I HIGHLY recommend his blog. He and [...]
Woot!!!! I can now update the blog from my iPhone. Hopefully this will inspire me to update more often. Time will tell.
Ok, I listen to a podcast called “Geek Loves Nerd” by James and Jennifer Kennison where they discuss being married and having kids and being a “geek” – James and a “nerd” – Jennifer. Their last episode: Show 38 – Twenty Things About Our Kids inspired me to write this post. Partly as a response [...]
Continue reading about 10 things about my Daughter that make me proud and glad to know she’s my kid.
Well, it’s finally here. George W. Bush will no longer be the president of the United States. This long national nightmare is finally over. I have a LOT of hope that while things are bad, and could even get a little worse, they WILL get better. Let’s get this party started!!!
Yeah, I haven’t been around these parts in ages. Just been busy with life, ya know? Oh well, I’m back. My dad and step-mom are in town on their way home from their last fair in Perry, Georgia. It’s been a great couple of days.
Yes, Steph went home this afternoon. We had an absolutely terrific time together. She got to do a lot of driving. We saw a great dance troupe at the Renaissance Center. We played lots of World of Warcraft. She learned to use my Nikon. We had fun playing Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Wii Play. [...]
Yes, my daughter arrived from sunny southern California yesterday afternoon. She’s here for 2 full weeks of fun and hanging out. Oh, and I get to help her practice her driving so she is ready for her driving test at the end of the month when she turns 16. As I sit here typing, she’s [...]
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Since I’m probably the only person reading this, who cares???? Well, I do. Sadly, I’ve been too busy and lazy to post since June 11th apparently. Shame on me. But, here goes. My daughter comes in 2 weeks, for 2 weeks. YAY!!!!!!!!!! I’ll be spending time with her doing the following: giving her driving practice, [...]
