There were a couple of places around the outside of our house where the previous owners planted tulip bulbs. It never ceases to amaze me that, with no attention or care, they continue to pop up every spring. It's always nice to see them make their appearance.


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The community college is on Spring Break this week, so I took a couple of days off from work to travel a bit. I had originally hoped to get back to California or over to New York City, but plans just didn't work out ( Read more... )

Well, we have a new family member at our house. My brother Ron finally gave in to the siren call of HD television ( Read more... )

I had made arrangments to join my friends Jeff and Brook, and Brook's mother, for the Orange Bowl game in Miami. They live in Kansas City, and are huge fans of the University of Kansas ( Read more... )

These are woefully out of date, but I'm going to post them anyway. I want to clear out my camera in preparation for heading down to Miami tomorrow for the Orange Bowl. These are just a couple of shots from my Thanksgiving trip over to my counsin's house.

The gents in charge of the carving (no sampling allowed).


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Just wanted to post a quick note to express how excited I am after the Bowl pairings yesterday.

My best friends, Jeff & Brook, live in Kansas City, and are huge sports fans of the University of Kansas. I usually get a chance to visit them during football season and go to one of the KU football games. Because of teaching on Saturday mornings this ( Read more... )

My cousin Julie and her husband Tom live in a rural area just outsie of Indianapolis. Every autumn, they have a bonfire and hot dog roast for family and friends. This year's party was held this past Saturday, with perfect weather. Here are a few photos of the event.

Things got started about 5:00 pm, when the bonfire was ignited.


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There hasn't been much going on during the last couple of weeks, so I thought I would just post some photos I took around the outside of the house last Sunday. The season is definitely beginning to change.


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Friday of last week I took the day off from work and headed out to Parke County in western Indiana. Each October they have the Covered Bridge Festival in towns throughout the county. It is a combination craft fair, flea market, and junk food extravaganza. There are also tours available to visit the 31 scenic covered bridges that still exist in ( Read more... )

Several weeks ago, I posted about seeing a local theater company’s production of Altar Boyz, the boy-band/Christian-pop-music spoof. I noted that I liked the show itself, but felt that several of the cast members were weak vocally and in their dancing. I commented that I would enjoy seeing a true professional production of the show ( Read more... )