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For those unfamiliar Cub Scouts is organized by grade. Tiger Cubs is the program for 1st graders, Wolf for 2nd, Bear for 3rd with 4th and 5th graders being WEBELO Scouts. You have all school year to work on projects, do activities and earn the rank specific to your grade, though it is not required…
Dear Joe, Tim, Joe, Ben, Chris, Lawrence, John, Kevin and Dickey (along with Nate, Tim, Josh, and others I am forgetting), Thank you. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones has been an important band in my life for a long time. I have blogged about my association with the band and music several times over the last…
It is no secret The Beatles is my favorite band. If it is a surprise then you haven’t been reading this blog very long. Sometimes I am asked what my favorite Beatles song is. For the longest time it was “Rocky Raccoon” for reasons I don’t really quite understand to this day (and no, it…
It has been a busy time over the last couple of weeks since posting one of these. Let’s take a look at what has been going on. I went to the annual 2016 Penny Arcade Expo and was able to take the kids. I showed you a picture of Xavier last time, so here are…
What a time to be living in. Our refrigerator has an ice maker and dispenser. No need to open the refrigerator or freezer to get some ice or cold water. Let’s just take a moment to appreciate this. Not only do we have hot and cold running water, we are at a point where we…
People are often surprised at some of the bands I like. This one is probably one of them. And I don’t care. I became aware of Letters To Cleo through the song “Here And Now” like pretty much everybody else did, though not necessarily through the Melrose Place soundtrack single and video that most people seem…
School is back in session which means the routine is back and it is easier for me to keep with a weekly posting schedule for these things. Starting with the first day of school, here is Tevye who wanted his picture taken, but he wasn’t included in the previous post because he isn’t going to…
This month’s Geek Fuel box arrived later than usual. It did come with a few things August rather liked though, so let’s jump into it. Here is this month’s shirt. Turns out it is the 30th anniversary of the original Transformers animated movie this year. Then perhaps his favorite item in the box, a Pokemon…
evenSaturday September 24 will see BabyFest arrive in Seattle. Portland is getting the same event in May of next year. This event will be held from 11:00 to 5:00 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, but there are some ticket packages that will get you in earlier, along with a few extra perks. What is…
Last week Xavier was able to take his school supplies into his classroom and check it out. Monday, the day before the first day of school, the other grades were allowed to bring in their supplies. The first stop was Ciaran’s 3rd grade classroom. Yes, each kid had their own box. With four different supply lists…