by Ken | Jul 14, 2011 | Business & Work, Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Parkview, Woodworking & Other Projects
We had very little Spring, fast-forwarding into Summer, with humidity high enough to not breathe well and hide in my (air conditioned) office or the basement for most of the day. I finally finished the deck staining. This time we let it dry for many days, but that...
by Ken | May 12, 2011 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
A few weeks ago at the mechanics I was putting stuff in my car when my phone rang. The screen told me it was “Grandma Evelyn” who died a couple years ago. Now I know logically that there was a non-psychic explanation, but when you answer a call like...
by Ken | Apr 24, 2011 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
My 42nd birthday was one I will always remember. Mer and I were going to go to Taffy’s, but they don’t take credit cards and we didn’t have cash on hand so we went to Shanghai Buffet instead. Just a pleasant day … then Christina met up with...
by Ken | Mar 26, 2011 | Chronicles, Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Parkview
We don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day really, and in any given week we could be broke and not able to do anything anyways. But I was inspired. There was some story on the radio of a couple that meet each other Valentine’s Day cards. Apparently, merry...
by Ken | Mar 8, 2011 | Family & Personal
Now that it’s no longer a secret from my daughter, here’s the news: I was in a movie. Yes, it was nearly no-budget and to be released straight to DVD after showing at one or more film festivals, but I finally did it. Unlike Christina, I never did Drama...
by Ken | Jan 9, 2011 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
After hearing family stories of holidays yore, I always wanted big family get-togethers myself but my Father was an only child and most of my relatives also have small families, spread out thin. Yesterday, I held my 25th “Little Christmas” party, a...