From the monthly archives: July 2007

Just call me “white boy”

On July 22, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I was standing next to my pickup putting gas in it. A red Chevy pickup at the little mini-mart backed out of a parking spot to drive off; nothing weird about it, I’m still kind of a car dork and pay attention to makes and models of the vehicles around me. There were two locals inside, and they slowed [...]

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Release the hounds!!!

On July 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Once a week, I try to take my dogs out for The Big Walk. The circumtances change based on the season and the weather and the window of time I have to put into it, sometimes it’s hiking trails, sometimes it’s just neighborhood stuff. I’ve recently started exploring the system of greenbelts right around me [...]

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The reason most people do not jog when there’s no light

On July 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I was out for my normal run 2 nights ago. My routine is to do a quick jog after dark at some point, nothing fancy, just the 2.5 mile loop around my “block.” The moon is just now starting to wax, and after about 10:00, it’s still just about pitch black during this lunar phase. [...]

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My daughter does not like jazz “scat” singing

On July 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I had to drive to Albuquerque last night to pick up a guest from the airport. Wife is always a madwoman before we have guests, and my charge was to occupy our daughter. There wasn’t anything on TV, it was getting too dark to play outside, we were both tired of the ball and were [...]

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Blow me a grimace

On July 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I was picking my daughter up at daycare yesterday and all the kids gave her a hug except the new kid, George. George is a good guy, just kind of shy with the ladies. Krista the Daycare Person said, “Well, just blow her a kiss, then,” and she demonstrated. George demurred and pressed up against [...]

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