Category Archives: Family
High School Musical on Stage – Again
Kat was in High School Musical as Taylor McKessie. The show was good, in a gym, and the kids did a wonderful job. Kat showed an animation on stage which I don’t see too often in person. Maybe I am … Continue reading
Ode to a Van
So we junked our van today. Just a car, right? If it’s just a car, why do I feel like crying? In 1995, our new family, just married the year before, replaced Bette’s old Chrysler Fifth Avenue “Blue Whale” with … Continue reading
Bye Bye Birdie
Saw Kat in the Deerfield Family Theater production of Bye Bye Birdie at Caruso Middle School in Deerfield. She was one of the teen extras, and it was fun to see her up there. The sets were great, and the … Continue reading
Wilton Candy Kitchen
On our way to Amy’s wedding in Kansas City, we stopped for lunch at the Wilton Candy Kitchen in Wilton, Iowa. It is a 5 minute ride off of I-80 (Exit 271), and you are in a small town, looking … Continue reading
You Rock, Uncle Dan
http://nwherald.com/articles/2008/07/23/opinion/letters/doc48869d43de61f132096929.txt Nuff said. Check out the comments. Parrot is one of my favorite blowhards in the Herald. It just scares me that there are a bunch more out there. Voting.
Dance Therapy Recital
On 10 July Bette and I attended the Faculty/Student Benefit Concert for the Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling Department of Columbia College, Chicago. Why? We responded in late spring to a letter from Alexandria, a local DMTC Master’s candidate (who actually … Continue reading
Triathlon 2008 — Race, snack, and Vincent: a post-race party
We arose early, to grab some coffee and fruit and headed out at 7 to the race site. We found Sara there by phone. Sam was in an early wave, and was in the water by the time we got … Continue reading
Triathlon 2008 – Carbo Loading at Al Vento
Up in Minneapolis to visit Sam and Karin and cheer them on at the Lifetime fitness triathlon. We arrived Friday from a series of thunderstorms thru Wisconsin, and the weather in Minneapolis was gorgeous, but real hot and humid. We … Continue reading
Bette’s Birthday 2008 – Green Zebra, Condo
At the Green Zebra we got a little of everything. Yes, it is loud and expensive, and yes, you may hit White Castle on the way home, but it was all good… We had some beignets. We had two orders … Continue reading