I used to go letterboxing with Maegan. I haven’t quit letterboxing per se but I just haven’t found the time lately. We’ve managed to plant (hide in a publicly accessible location) 8 boxes so far. All but one is now considered retired because they’ve been lost and I choose not to replant them. But the [...]
The World Series if underway. Ever wonder exactly how they make the baseballs? h/t Aunt Barbara
Maegan got a new school photo.
This Saturday was the 3rd annual “Omega Chapter Memorial Golf Tournament”. I played in the inaugural tournament in 2008 but skipped last year’s. Unlike last time, and despite the name of the event, it really wasn’t a tournament at all, but just an annual golf outing. This year we played at Cramerton Mountain Country Club. [...]
Maegan is part of her middle school’s pep band. From the song selections and venues, it seems to be similar to a marching band but without the mobility. Maegan played clarinet last year but moved up to bass clarinet this year, earning first chair. On Friday the pep band performed on the sidelines of a [...]
Yesterday was Darah’s first day of preschool. She did great. Here’s a short video. (Sorry, that’s all I have for a story.)
I was passing by the computer as Maegan was practicing her Bass Clarinet (yes, nowadays kids practice music with the aid of computer software). Suddenly I stopped. It was a much slower tempo than I was used to but I recognized the tune she was playing. Instantly recognizable to any hockey fan, it was Rock [...]