Archive for June, 2006

Friday, June 30th, 2006

The Horror!

I just had to resort to using a telephone to reserve our camping spots in Colorado. The website wasn’t descriptive enough on what type of sites they were. I feel so dirty…

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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

taking off July

It’s time for another family road trip! 5200 miles in 21 days. At least one railroad museum, a national monument, 3 birthday parties, 2 anniversaries, a science museum, a childrens museum, a little camping. and a train ride. 4 wonderful friends or families will be clearing some space for us on the way, and we [...]

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Monday, June 19th, 2006

Happy Father’s Day

2006_0618_163914AA Originally uploaded by bbendick. I had a fantastic father’s day, doing mostly nothing. I woke up to this absoultely fantastic gift my family. Had some tasty breakfast. Read for a while, did some puzzles, played some Lego Star Wars, and finished off Nothing Like It in the World, by Stephen Ambrose. If the subject [...]

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Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Compassion

Sick Child: <whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine>I don’t want eyedrops</whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine>Frustrated Parent: Then you shouldn’t have gotten pink eye, now get over here!

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Saturday, June 10th, 2006

Bit of a Funk

Mid May and early June have been melancholy times for me, ever since my mom passed away. Mother’s Day, Her Birthday, and My Birthday are all grouped in that clump. She was always the first one to call me on my birthday, usually waking me up with a phone call and a fairly horrible rendition [...]

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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006

Bone Tired

I’m pretty tired. All for good causes though: Thursday: Leave at 7a for Los Angeles to see a game in Dodger Stadium that night.Friday: Disneyland! After a full day at Disneyland, drive to Vegas.Saturday: Vegasy stuff.Sunday: Drive back to Tucson. Got started a little too late, got home around midnight.Monday: Help Earl move. Started plenty [...]

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