Category Archives: See, I do have a life!

We made a contingency offer on the house we’ve been looking at. T and I spent an hour with our real estate agent initialing and signing a boatload of papers pertaining to this. We made the seller a slightly lowball … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My alma mater, Trinity University, featured two all-school semi-formal dances per year, with the spring dance being, appropriately enough, a Valentine’s Day dance. In 1987 during my junior year, my roommate Greg and our suitemates made plans to go to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is Ash Wednesday, the day after Mardi Gras and the first day of Lent. Tiffany traditionally gives up chocolate for Lent. I figure that means that I don’t have to give up anything. I’m going to be living with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We’re getting close to making an offer on the house we’ve been looking at. We toured three other houses yesterday, and though one of them was very nice we came away more convinced that we’re not going to find anything … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My wife’s name is Tiffany. She’s a graduate of Georgetown University. She holds a doctorate in Science and Technology Policy from The University of Manchester. She’s a sweet, intelligent, serious person. And she’s got a name which is routinely and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tiffany and I were heading over to her sister’s place to watch the game on their amazing HDTV-ready widescreen TV when we passed a Ford Excursion with a baby stroller attached to its rear door on a bike rack. This … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So Tiffany and I have started to look for a new house. There’s nothing wrong with our current house, but if we ever want to have kids, we’re gonna need more room. Plus, we’ve done all the renovating and remodeling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So the other day my wife is watching Home and Garden Television when all of a sudden I hear her cry out “Come quick! You’ve got to see this!” I ran in to the living room, and there on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yesterday I wore a turtleneck shirt to work. It was a new shirt my wife had bought for me. I’ve never been a turtleneck kind of guy – I think the last one I had was a sweater when I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My wife likes to sleep in the car. If she’s a passenger and she’s not engaged in conversation, off to dreamland she goes. Doesn’t matter how short the trip is – she can zonk out returning from the grocery store. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now that I’ve started on my pledge to write more, I suppose I can’t ignore my other annual New Year’s resolution, which is to lose weight by eating better and exercising more. I could bore you by talking about how … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It helps when going out of town to actually take the bag you’ve packed with clothes and toiletries with you instead of leaving it in the kitchen. Sigh. At least it was just an overnight visit to an old friend. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m a dog person. Didn’t get my first dog till I was 30, but I’ve been a dog person ever since. There’s a smallish brown dog in my neighborhood who constantly escapes from her yard. I’ve caught her and walked … Continue reading → Continue reading →