Mike on July 31st, 2009

Yesterday was my birthday and thank you again to everyone who wished me well on Facebook. Before the internet, I’m not sure we could ever get that many people in one place to wish me a happy birthday.
I spent #42 at mom and dad’s. I didn’t want to make mom cook, so I [...]

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Mike on July 9th, 2009

OK…I finally got seriously hurt playing softball.
And by “seriously” I mean I had to be helped from the field and couldn’t play (well) any longer. Apparently, I tore my hamstring on my left leg and walking became a challenge.  I decided not to take pictures of the nasty bruising…I would just want to post [...]

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Mike on June 11th, 2009

Kayla and I got up before 5am on Wednesday to start the long trip to Vancouver.   It was a long day, but we had a good time.  Today we’re much more rested.
After arriving shortly after noon Pacific Time, we made our way through customs pretty quickly.  The Customs agent apologized about the “heat wave” in [...]

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Mike on October 9th, 2008

Dad came over last night to borrow a computer.  The kids were asleep, so I just happened to walk out the front door as he was driving up.  What followed was more or less a typical conversation with my dad.  Here’s a brief snippet:

Me:  Here’s the computer.  it has everything you need.  If you have [...]

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Mike on June 25th, 2008

I suppose it was just a matter of time before another family member demonstrated the need for eyewear.

Sorry for the lack of posts…Clark Kent duties have been pretty intense of late.

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Mike on May 11th, 2008

Going through the agony of child birth is only the first good thing your mother did for you.
In 40ish years of life, my mom’s done plenty for me. And while it’s true that the American “holiday” of Mother’s Day isn’t exactly what it used to be (the original idea was a “Mother’s Day for [...]

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Mike on April 27th, 2008

I’m hoping to post a few “catch up” articles to account for the time when I was without my main computer.
Here’s the first catch up article:
Camping. Our friends Tracy and Allison asked if we wanted to go camping with them at Inks Lake a few weeks ago. I haven’t been camping since I [...]

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