Several years ago, my Dad really, I mean, REALLY wanted of those “Make Your Own Beer” kits. At the time, my area wasn’t exactly “culturally aware” so finding such a thing was a challenge (this was before the internet). I made it my goal to make this his Grand Christmas present. After scouring every grocery and liquor store I could find, I finally found one these “kits”…
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
My Aunt sent me a link to my cousin’s blog in which she had posted a remembrance of the people in my family who have served in the Armed Forces. My Father was one of these men.
Monday, September 29, 2008
You know how you get that feeling of accomplishment when you are just about to finish something that has taken a long time? Like completing some home improvement project or getting the oil changed or finishing that book you’ve always wanted to read? That’s the feeling I have been having for the last two weeks.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Last week, my mother called me to tell me my Grandfather had been hospitalized. Two days later, she called to say he had passed away… So, off to sophisticated rural West Virginia.
Friday, August 8, 2008
And done right…
I finished the repairs on the bathroom last weekend and, I must admit, it turned out really nicely; not the professional (tiled or custom fiberglass enclosure) job I had intended, but it’s more than functional and properly done.