It’s New Year’s Eve here in rural Douglas County, and I’m pondering the past year and the world a year from now. Things are kind of crazy in the world today. There’s a lot of division. There’s a lot of anxiety. But I’m optimistic. We’ll get through 2019. It’ll get weird, I’m sure, but we’ll …
December 2018 archive
Dec 30
Day 20,194
It’s a chilly Sunday evening in rural Douglas County. I’m in a pretty good mood, as the Chiefs put a walloping on the Raiders and secured home field throughout the playoffs. Bye the first weekend, then home, then, hopefully, home again. Spent some time out with Dane today, and Lisa took him back out, too. …
Dec 29
Day 20,193
Saturday afternoon in rural Douglas County. We’re just kind of hanging out, currently watching a Kansas basketball game, not spending a lot of processor cycles pondering the great mysteries of the universe today. Kansas is looking pretty good, with Udoka Azubuike back in the lineup after spraining his ankle a few weeks ago. I thought …
Dec 28
Day 20,192
OK, time to write. It’s Friday night. Lisa made a wonderful lasagna, and Bonnie was around for dinner with her best friend, Ella. It was a good time. The reality is starting to set in that Bon will graduate from KU in the spring, then head off to pursue her PhD, most likely at Ohio …
Dec 27
Day 20,191
Thursday night in rural Douglas County, and I’m feeling a little bit “oldish” tonight. Tired early, back a bit put out, and I’m just kind of feeling my age. Went into work this morning to help out a bit, and I did get some stuff done, working on the various classrooms, helping get the systems …
Dec 26
Day 20,190
It’s the day after Christmas here at home, and we had a wonderful dinner here at home with the five of us, plus a couple of pooches begging for scraps. Tomorrow I head over to the new work location, a half-mile down and across the street in Missouri. There is work to be done, and …
Dec 25
Day 20,189
It is Christmas. We’ve enjoyed a day of family, gifts, laughter and reflection. These are special days, with funny jokes, spontaneous jokes, inside jokes, and uproarious jokes. I come from a family that loves to laugh. So we started off the day with presents… at 6:00 in the morning. My youngest daughter was aggressive (obnoxious?) …
Dec 24
Day 20,188
Christmas Eve in rural Douglas County, and I am currently wearing the most ridiculous pajamas I have ever worn. I look like a very comfortable version of Santa. We’re all wearing them, courtesy of my beloved. And we’re watching a terribly cliche Christmas movie. Seriously, the kids are guessing the next line in the movie …
Dec 23
Day 20,187
It’s a Sunday night in rural Douglas County, and the Chiefs are playing like ass. Last night I wrote my blog while the Jayhawks were playing the Sun Devils, and that certainly didn’t work out the way I thought it would. The Jayhawks led most of the game, but gave up the lead with just …
Dec 22
Day 20,186
Hey gang! It’s old grampa Bob here, writing a couple hundre words on a Saturday night, with Christmas in just a few more days. I’ve got some wrapping to do. We’re watching the Kansas-Arizona State game. It had a later start as they’re playing in Arizona tonight. KU has looked good at times, not so …