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Last year I took Ciárán to his first professional baseball game, the Everett Aquasox. The team is a “Short A” affiliate for the Seattle Mariners, pretty much the lowest rung on the professional ladder. That doesn’t mean it’s not professional as many major leaguers got their start at this level. This year I won…
This is part four of an ongoing series looking at our family vacation. You can tell it was a big deal because I’m milking it for all it’s worth. We weren’t even gone from the house for three full days! Originally, after our picnic lunch, the plan was for me to take August, Déla…
Kyle came home from college for a visit, and over the last 10 days things have been more hectic than usual. Then again, once the activity level reaches a certain fever pitch, it’s indiscernible where one level of crazy ends and another begins. Last night I was able to get all of my children together…
Where did you get those eyes? Seriously, neither your mother or I know which section of the gene pool those blue eyes come from. Even Johnny Clegg, the South African musician who wrote the song you were named after commented on them when the two of you met. You don’t see it now, but…
This is the third (of I’m not sure how many yet) part of a series chronicling the adventures associated with our summer 2012 vacation. Parts one and two are easy enough to find. We arrived at our destination about 5 in the afternoon or so. The rental house was easy enough to find. With…
Warning: This post will degenerate into whiny self-pity towards the end. You have been warned.
The following is part 2 of a series chronicling our epic 3 day vacation in the summer of 2012. At Longview we crossed the Lewis And Clark Bridge over the Columbia River into Oregon, then turned westward. You could smell the raw lumber being prepared for shipment. Rolling down the window you were hit…
Earlier this month we took a small trip to the Washington coast. It was a much needed break for the family. Our previous vacation was two years previous, and even that one was short. Then the year before was also short, and before that it had been years. part of the reason is economical, but…
I cannot stress enough the importance of travel, especially in children. Sure international travel is great, and should occur when available. Getting to witness and experience other cultures, even if the same language is spoken, is invaluable. Instead, I am referring in this instance to local travel, or road trips. Recently my family went…
One of the musicians my wife and I discovered we mutually liked when we first started going together was Johnny Clegg. On his album Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World there is a song, “Déla” which is a love song. The title is a Zulu word meaning “content” as in satisfied with life now that you are…