Friday Photo Flashback

It's been a pretty cold and miserable winter here in the mitten. When I went looking for a Flashback photo, I found one that brings back memories of a warm Ohio day. My folks took us down to King's Island one summer. If I had to guess I would imagine this was 1975 or 1976. … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

The Music of My Life – 1992

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1992 →

A Purr-plexing Cat-astrophe?

So a co-worker came in last week and sat down next to me. "Keith, do you want another kitty?" Without any hesitation whatsoever I gave her a firm, "No!" She showed me a picture of four kittens who had been abandoned at a relative's house and said they were trying to find them homes. I … Continue reading A Purr-plexing Cat-astrophe? →

Friday Photo Flashback

Ok, the last two weeks were flashbacks of a serious nature, so I thought I would find a picture I could pick apart a bit. I know Max over at the PowerPop blog loves these photos. According to the date stamp, this was developed in 1988 (the year I graduated from high school). That being … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Too Many Streams

Money hungry. That's what they are. Money hungry. I remember a time when we had Netflix and Hulu and that gave us pretty much every thing we needed to watch movies and TV shows. That's not the case today. So many "parent companies" are pulling stuff off Netflix to add to their own streaming platform … Continue reading Too Many Streams →

Free From Earthly Burdens

The above picture is of a grave marker designed by a grieving father in Utah. This photo has made the rounds on the internet for many years. Captions vary, but they all seem to include that the father created it to represent his paralyzed son reaching up to the sky from the wheelchair he spent … Continue reading Free From Earthly Burdens →

Time To Play

I know very few adults who wake up and jump out of bed with a ton of energy. Personally, I get up and need a cup of coffee in order to get the day going. My daughter, however, always seems to be up and ready for the day as soon as she gets out of … Continue reading Time To Play →

May I Have This Dance?

I posted this on Facebook the other day, but I wanted to post it here, too. I post it here because it is a memory that I do not want to forget. It is one of those moments that a father will treasure forever. Ella has been watching Disney's The Princess and the Frog. She … Continue reading May I Have This Dance? →

Inspired by Blogmas

A few blogs that I follow, started to talk about "Blogmas" a week or so ago. From what I can tell it is a list of 25-31 Blog post ideas. Sort of a daily writing prompt that are all Christmas related. I did a search for "Blogmas" and read through a few of them. The … Continue reading Inspired by Blogmas →

Bedtime Books

Today's blog comes from a "Daily Writing Prompt". The prompt reads: "Do you remember your favorite book from your childhood?" This prompt comes after I stumbled on a set of books that I had as a kid in a used book store. The Charlie Brown Dictionary was a set of 8 books that had definitions … Continue reading Bedtime Books →