Gary and I were talking tonight about a blog-related dilemma we’ve both encountered — namely, that when you spill your guts in a virtual forum, you run the risk of repeating yourself when you feel like telling a story later on in a face-to-face environment. A case in point: My last post, about the gaffe …

This morning, I got out of bed at an unspeakably early hour so I could take Daniel and his mom, sister and stepsister to the airport for their 8:15 a.m. flight to Minneapolis. I have *never* been a morning person, so I wouldn’t say I was functioning well before sunrise today. However, Lisa (Daniel’s sister) …

When I brought Rags home almost two years ago, I knew he had issues with other animals — namely, that he hated them all and would prefer the rest of the canine/feline population on this Earth to cease existence tout de suite. I continue to work him through the baby steps of overcoming his anxiety/hatred …

Continuing the lead-up to next weekend’s big game/road trip, here’s the latest from Saturday’s edition of the Baxter Bulletin: {snip} The Mountain Home Bombers built a 21-0 lead and the battled turnovers and fatigue to post a 21-14 win over the Marion Patriots Friday evening in their high school football season opener at Patriot Stadium. …

Friday after getting my hairs cut, I went out with some of Sandra’s gal pals for a “Ruby Friday’s” visit to Ruby Tuesday‘s in Bedford. When I left my abode in Denton, I wasn’t sure how long of a drive it would be to Bedford, but optimistically I was hoping for 45 minutes. Oof. More …

I’ve been virtually incommunicado for about 36 hours now — which is to say, I didn’t check my e-mail or post any blog stuff at any point between midday Friday and this (Sunday) morning, so I have a few things to catch up on. Bear with me here. It’s been a good (but exhausting) weekend. …

My mom’s on City Council in my hometown, and frequently in news stories published about Council meetings, she shows up a lot. Last night’s meeting was no exception. Who’d have guessed my mom would be a mover & shaker on City Council? 🙂

I don’t know why, but while I was putzing around this morning I was thinking about a letter my dad sent me while I was at camp one summer years and years ago — it was an utterly hilarious accounting of their road trip back to Mountain Home after dropping me off at ATU in …

Isn’t my dog the most adorable hound that you ever did see?

I swear, never in my lifetime have I witnessed (or maybe just noticed) so many good things happening at roughly the same time to so many people I know. People all around me are in varying stages of falling for someone they’ve recently met, AnnaLisa’s set a wedding date, Eric’s buying his first house, my …