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1. Older, But Not Quite Wiser: (Chris's Blog); Today is not my birthday, but since the actual birthday is next Tuesday...a very 'un-birthday-day'... I'm going to spend this weekend celebrating. Forty one: also not a very sexy age, but whatever. ...; Created on 04 June 2010
2. The 'Stuff' of Dream: (Chris's Blog); ... the truck to allow for more space. This took an extra couple of hours. My mood? It was less than buoyant. It was also QUITE hot that day, and the interior of the truck was even hotter. I finally had to ...; Created on 11 July 2012
3. A Test is Just a Test: (Chris's Blog); ... in the cool comfort. An awkward silence developed. “Ummmm, well?” I finally asked. Poker-faced she looked back at me. “You're done.” I didn't quite know what she meant, as I was fully prepared for her to ...; Created on 10 July 2012
4. Day 4 - Nola Bound: (Chris's Blog); ... be smooth sailing right on into Nola. A stop over in Montgomery for lunch then jumping on to Rt 65 southbound to Mobile. In and around Mobile and on to Biloxi, MS a number of flash storms dumped quite ...; Created on 03 August 2011
5. Day 3 - Onward to Atlanta: (Chris's Blog); Tuesday - August 2, 2011 - Roanoke, it's been fun. Leaving Virginia and descending the mountains was quite breathtaking. Once we finally got to the level plains and crossed into North Carolina both ...; Created on 02 August 2011
6. Day 2 - The Hills of Virginia: (Chris's Blog); ... to make it to Wytheville, VA, but needed to break for reasons I'm about to explain. The rental truck, although being a honking beast, didn't quite have the get up and go to handle the hills of southern Virginia. ...; Created on 01 August 2011
7. Hammond Castle: (Great Shots); Dave and I drove to Hammond Castle with our brother-in-law Steve and our niece Abigail. The day was quite spectacular and the castle itself was a fascinating find. The seaside there is extraordinary. ...; Created on 17 October 2010
8. Woodsmoke Lane At Dusk: (Great Shots); I loved the sky on this night as we left my brother's house. It had been raining quite spectacularly all day and the clouds were just breaking up. Despite the noise, i think the colors ...; Created on 16 October 2010
9. A Spot In The Sun: (Latest); ... around the house with her, including up and down the flights of stairs on Waverly, which was quite a feat considering she could barely climb the stairs at all. We would play the ‘toilet paper game,’ ...; Created on 14 September 2010
10. The Little Things: (Latest); ... as the whole complex is quite beautiful in its semi-gothic style – an echo of the past glory of the diocesan educational institution of the early 20th century. Continuing along we approached one of our ...; Created on 02 June 2010
11. Remembering: (Latest); ... done,” was all he said… silence on the line. “Shit” was all I could muster. The weird thing is that when you finally pass the point that you had prepared for, you still don’t quite know how to feel. ...; Created on 28 October 2009
12. It's Time to Grow Some, So Please Do, MSM: (Chris's Blog); ... and is now floating wherever the winds of illusion and whimsy may take them. It’s quite remarkable, and quite insulting to the intelligence of the American people. Pittsburg Post Gazette (Tony Norman) ...; Created on 15 September 2008
13. Straight Outta Compton: (Chris's Blog); ... LAX had a courthouse and we might be able to schedule the ceremony. It was another shot, but we'd come quite a distance, so it was just going to have to be attempted. Why, you may ask, didn't we set all ...; Created on 10 September 2008
14. I should try this...: (Social Commentary); ... from the stylistic use of English grammar I thought, "What a romantic thing." And then I thought, "what would someone do if suddenly they were HAVING their feet licked and sucked, quite out of the blue? ...; Created on 25 August 2008
15. "Someone Left the Donuts in the Rain...: (Chris's Blog); I don't think that I can take it, 'cuz it took so long to bake them..." No, my life isn't a stanza from MacArthur Park, but, there are days that make it seem all the more surreal. And yeah, I know the ...; Created on 25 August 2008
16. A 'Bad' Brothe: (Chris's Blog); ... family. No, mine isn't quite that. But it's pretty low-grade drama, like a spanish soap-opera. On second thought, no, it's not like that at all. Although I WOULD like to see my brother Tom dress in ...; Created on 11 December 2007
17. From the $1 Menu: (Social Commentary); ... I can usually keep my head above water - although why I do it is a mystery, as it causes me to become quite bitchy and miserable while it's happening. I digress. So this past weekend, while in on ...; Created on 10 December 2007

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