In the seventh century of the Christian era a wandering Arab, of the lineage of Hagar, the Egyptian, combining the powers of transcendent genius with the preternatural energy of a fanatic and the fraudulent spirit of an impostor, proclaimed himself as a messenger from Heaven, and spread desolation and delusion over an extensive portion of…
Month: September 2010
Red buds exploding
Yesterday’s buds opened up. Wow, what a show.
Bottlebrush Buds
More flowers on my walk to the gym.
Purple flowers near work
I love my walk to the gym, so many pretty ornamental flowers.
Competing uncles
My wife’s brother in law (one of my kids’ uncles) got my daughter this very nice clock/necklace this weekend. I hate it when other men get stuff for my daughter – I always think that it makes me look cheap. However, my kids know that I’m the one who’s around in the night and the…
Signs that your baby girl is growing up
My 6-year-old daughter is putting eye shadow on Tinkerbell.
Haircut boy blowing balloon
A fine head of hair adds beauty to a good face, and terror to an ugly one. ~ Lycurgus Kids look much cuter right after a haircut, and you realize how tidying up can make a difference. My boy loves to blow up balloons now that he can generate the required pressure.
Initiating the new grill
I decided to initiate the grille with beef ribs and burgers and dogs. Next week? Carne asada. Closeup below.
Dueling grills
“Grilling, broiling, barbecuing – whatever you want to call it – is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre and throwing on a piece of meat as a sacrifice to the gods of the stomach.†~ James Bear Costco had a really nice 4-burner grill on sale for $200 this past weekend,…
Truck cab shadows
I thought that the sun coming through the back window guard was cool.
Why we got a new couch
This was the loveseat – after 10 years of cats and butts, it wast time to go.