by Ken | Jan 1, 2011 | Business & Work, Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Parkview, Photography
The big event this year in my life was the passing of LadyBug. It hit me a lot harder than I would have imagined, and still does. I did a lot more writing this year, almost all blogging based on Facebook discussions, which I spent quite a bit of time on. As written...
by Ken | Oct 23, 2010 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal
The last few weekends have been a wonderful “Anniversary Month” for Merry and I. We went to the Ellicottville Fall Festival and took a detour on the way home to Pumpkinville, where they based the helicopter rides we were seeing all day. We ate a bit too...
by Ken | Sep 29, 2010 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Parkview
Well, I’ve done a few firsts. I got stung by a bee (fortunately I got the stinger out immediately so there wasn’t much swelling). And I finally launched the pilot for my Earth 2 Mouth project. There were five of us, Michelle and people from her church,...
by Ken | Sep 4, 2010 | Business & Work, Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Parkview, Woodworking & Other Projects
Lately, when people ask me what I’ve been up to, I’m a bit puzzled myself how to respond. My wife says I should say “fine” and leave it at that, but it always causes me to think back and answer the question, at least in my own mind. I’ve...
by Ken | Jun 8, 2010 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Religion & Spirituality
This morning, we had our Shih-Tzu put to sleep. We had her for 12 years; she was just shy of 20-1/2 years old. She wasn’t really a dog, but a person that expected to be treated like a princess. So we did. Last weekend, we had decided it was her time, and it hit...
by Ken | May 29, 2010 | Family & Personal, Religion & Spirituality
I was just thinking about how awesome my daughter is. But then I realized that maybe I was doing a disservice by telling her too often how proud I am of all the things she does or writes or says. I’ve always been a cheerleader type for the people around me. I...