It’s New Year’s Eve in rural Douglas County. Lisa and I enjoyed a dinner out tonight. Kind of weird, with none of our kids around on this night, especially after so many years of skipping New Year’s Eve in favor of Bonnie’s Birthday. I recall that crazy night 23 years ago when my Bonbon was …
December 2019 archive
Dec 30
Day 20,559
It’s Monday night, and I’m just going to crank out a few words before I call it a night. Dane has to go to the train station early tomorrow morning, and I’ve got to get up before the crack of dawn to get the boy to the station so he can spend New Year’s Eve …
Dec 29
Day 20,558
It’s a Sunday night in rural Douglas County, and the snow is gently falling after a late week surge of unseasonably warm temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s, with a tickle of 70 on Christmas Day. Today was a good day for me as a sports fan. The Kansas City Chiefs won their final home …
Dec 28
Day 20,557
Saturday night in rural Douglas County, and I’m enjoying a little downtime today, no need to focus on work-related stuff, nor a lot of things requiring my attention. I do have a workbench for the barn I probably ought to put together sometime soon, but it’s not currently screaming at me for attention, so it …
Dec 26
Day 20,555
Hey, it’s the day after Christmas, and tonight will be better served as a shorter night rather than a longer one. I’m just sitting around the house tonight, thankful that the propane truck showed up to add some gas to our tank. I would love to say that my propane company is as prompt and …
Dec 24
Day 20,553
Wow. It’s Christmas Eve, and I haven’t been paying very good attention to my writing the last couple of days. Tomorrow will be a day to spend with family and some friends, but tonight, it has fallen quiet in our household. Lisa has already gone off to get ready for bed, and I just don’t …
Dec 21
Day 20,550
It’s a Saturday night, just a few days before Christmas. I’m relaxing in my recliner, catching up on some more recent Star Wars movies before Dane and I go catch the “Rise of Skywalker” on Monday. Didn’t have a great sports fan day. Kansas lost by one to Villanova in Philadelphia. Rough loss. Out best …
Dec 20
Day 20,549
It’s Friday night, and I’ve been a bit remiss in my literary obligations the lost couple of days. Bonnie has made it safely home for the Christmas holiday, and her birthday on New Year’s Eve. Tomorrow I’ve got some last minute Christmas stuff to get resolved while we still can. Seems like Christmas is sneaking …
Dec 18
Day 20,547
Looks like I got off track again on the number of days I’ve been alive, or I’ve lost time due to an alien abduction. I’m going to guess that my math is the likely problem, but, to be fair, it hurts sometimes when I site down. It’s a Wednesday afternoon. I’m proctoring another round of …
Dec 16
Day 20,544
Well… that was weird. I had about a hundred words written into tonight’s post, and all of a sudden, it just wasn’t there anymore. Makes me wonder if there was some sort of divine intervention letting me know I needed to change the subject. I guess that’s as good a hint as any. I’m looking …