burn pile

If you clear some land, sometimes you need to burn what you clear. You could chip….and have a massive pile of wood chips….but how do you do that if you don’t have a chipper? I’m not a freaking beaver….and I … Continue reading

being borned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve7Y87PA_xg Isn’t that something? A whole day where I can celebrate somebody that I love “being borned”. That’s pretty cool. And, if you think about it, that was a potentially pretty close call. I wouldn’t be sitting here writing this … Continue reading

give me back my number

Isaac came home from school yesterday and told me that his phone didn’t work anymore. It was something about the SIMM card not being recognized or something. So…..I had to call India and speak to a Tracfone representative. That’s hard. … Continue reading

pretty as a picture

  This is a picture that my son Isaac took. I don’t think that he knows how good these pictures he takes are. Maybe that’s what makes them so good….he sees without thinking about “what a great picture that would … Continue reading

OH MY GOSH!!! CHECK THIS OUT!!!

Now here’s the alternative! LIVING IN A VAN!!! (I’m kidding…..I think that I freak Jenny out a little bit when I mention moving around or living in a van. I don’t think that it’s a very appealing alternative for a … Continue reading

The Rock Stars’ Manager

Sometimes I feel like a manager…..putting the chairs away in a cavernous hall, repairing all the damage caused “post-performance”. Of course, I co-manage this whole deal. In fact, I don’t even think that I’m the main manager of this organization. … Continue reading

The Count

A friend at work said, “We’re going to have to call you The Count….” when this whole process started three weeks ago. I didn’t get it….he had to tell me “Sesame Street?”….. for me to get it. Sparrow was sick when … Continue reading

Welcome to the Matrix

Today is the last day of a three-week “mail count”. A mail count is what the Post Office uses to determine how a route is rated….and the rating determines how may days the driver has to work to make the … Continue reading

The Jeep I Drive

It’s a good thing to wake up to a pretty… benign…. situation. I never know what’s going to happen….weather-wise. They called for possibly 10 inches of wet snow…..and when I woke up this morning, it was only about 5 or … Continue reading

fields of vanilla ice cream

I don’t know. I suspect that maybe Sparrow was thinking, “I know what ice cream looks like. I know what this stuff looks like. It’s cold like ice cream. I’m going to eat it.” Or maybe she was just thinking, … Continue reading