Family

New Family Member

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There have been Tweets, there have been Facebook postings, and now there is the Blog Post. We have a bit of a surprise in that we have a new family member, Taz, a six-month old Lab/Shepard mix of some kind that we adopted through the Humane Society. No one is as surprised as me. My … Read more

Last Day of (Private) School

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Yesterday was the last day of school for the kids, which I’m finding an oddly bittersweet affair. The fact is, it wasn’t just the last day of school for the year, it was the last day of school at their current (now former) school. It had not been our intent when we started having children … Read more

Security with Frickin’ LASERS…

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I’m not the most “glass half-full” person in the world, but I do try to pry some minor comfort from a situation that can only really be called a “loose-loose situation.” Last week, our home was burglarized. I can tell you, it’s quite an unusual feeling to come home on a normal day, start about … Read more

Snow Day!

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No, not in Phoenix. We decided – and when I say, “we”, I mean the collective Glover family unit as a democratic whole, not necessarily as a unanimously united gestalt – to go to Flagstaff so that the kids could experience a natural and wholly unpleasant phenomena known as “snow.” I can tell you that, … Read more

Anniversary Dinner for Two – What could go wrong?

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I just have not been blogging enough lately. The simplistic ease of just making a quick snark on Facebook is a life-drainer from blogging. I’ve decided to have a long snark today. Yesterday was our 11th anniversary (not yours and mine, obviously, but my wife’s and my 11th anniversary) and we decided, somewhat unoriginally, that … Read more

Pitch Report

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They say most people consider Labor Day to be the “End of Summer”, but in fact, it’s not till September 21. Typically, though, summer has begun to let off by now. Not so this year, which I think will be remembered not-so-fondly as the “summer without end” It’s still topping 100 degrees every day (101 … Read more

Grilled at School

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I’m not even sure how to preface this story, so I’ll just plow in. My wife’s school had a BBQ last night. These sorts of open social events are not me scene (preferring, as I do, to sitting behind the computer and commenting on these sort of things instead) but I feel that as a … Read more

Tied the cat in a bag and tossed him in the washer.

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Yesterday was interesting. We were forced into accelerating our purchase of a new washer and dryer, and we went ahead and got front-loading units. They’re more economical and gentler on the clothes; however, I’ve never actually observed one in action. I spent hours watching the various programmed patterns: Normal, Heavily Soiled, Delicates, Towels, etc. Each … Read more