After a shortened night’s sleep (I’m sure some of my friends got less sleep than I so can’t complain) following a SUPER Friday night, I had to work the dreaded 12-8 shift on a Saturday… it’s money. Following the grind, the family (including our visiting cousin from Arkansas… one last get together before she boards [...]
It has been years since I have been to Kings Island (I was in junior high the last time I went). It has changed so much in the many seasons that I remembered only a handful of the attractions and the overall feel has changed A LOT which is a GREAT THING! I loved every [...]
Monday morning, three of my fellow tangenteers and I piled into my Sunfire and headed South for two days of fun! Nice to be driven in my own car for a change. I didn’t even mind sitting in the back, strangely enough. Plus, it saved C&L from driving their gas munching min van. We were [...]
No… not THAT James, I think he has been getting enough press of late. My cousin, Dan, is on the campus of the Ohio State University at the James Center where is recovering from surgery which he underwent on Friday for an acoustic neuroma (a tumor on a nerve on the inner ear, which is [...]
Thank you everyone for the many birthday greetings: facebooked, emailed, phoned (from one of my best friends), or delivered in person. They all were greatly appreciated and helped make my day. I am happy to announce that I have been offered and accepted the role of Barrymore in The Hound of the Baskervilles. A much [...]
Quite an enjoyable Independence Day Weekend for us.. made even longer by most everyone having Monday off, as well! Sunday, I work from 8-noon… four hours at time-and-a-half, pretty quick and the extra will come in handy. After work, I came home to see the All-Star picks for the game on July 13: Captain Jeter [...]
As requested… here are a few more photos from the Relay: Ma2′s luminaria Aunt Carol’s luminaria. I would have liked the full effect lit only by the glow stick in the bags, but this will do. False alarm with Jerry at the non-functional clippers. Amber and her new friend, Zoe. Jen and the first clip. [...]
All day Saturday and into the wee and lit hours of Sunday morning, I participated in the Defiance County Relay for Life and the Actors for a Cure team led by co-captains Mare and one of my favorite directors, Beth. It all began when I arrived at the fairgrounds shortly after 9AM to help Travis [...]
While everyone else dispersed to the various ballgames for the evening (a niece and a nephew actually played against each other on the t-ball field while another was in a neighboring community), I took my 5 year old niece to Story Hour at the library. I had taken Syd to the first gathering a few [...]
Today being Father’s Day, the family took the three dads to dinner. Then… two of my siblings and I took a horde of crazies to see Toy Story 3! Definitely worth seeing although not sure the 3D was worth it… not much there that would not have been just as enjoyable on a decent 2D [...]