I've posted about my problems with vagus nerve a couple times in the past. Well, I finally sucked it up and got the pacemaker installed so that I won't ever have to worry about dropping dead.It wasn't a pleasant experience and I had a lot of complications due to an allergic reaction from one (or more) of the chemical preps they used in the surgery. … [Read more...]
Robbery, Burglary, and Theft
June 8, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Anna Lynn, in tears, watches the patrolman take fingerprints.I'm not trying to make 2008 a bad year, but events are conspiring against me. After we returned from our beach vacation to Orange Beach, Alabama, we found the house ransacked and burglarized. Emily has a good recap of what she and Dylan found on her blog. It was pretty dramatic and everyone was really shaken up by it.They stole a LOT of stuff: most everything with an electical plug (a couple TVs, 6 computers, iPods, Wii, Xbox, etc), some of my clothes, all of my jewelry, all of our musical equipment and instruments, lots of china, … [Read more...]
Gulf Shores ’08
June 6, 2008 by Leave a Comment
My adult Sunday School class has been organizing a trip down to the gulf coast every summer for the past several years now. It's gradually grown from a handful of families to well over 100 people. One of the things that's great about going with such a big group of close friends is that there's always a bunch of kids for your kids to hang out with and there's always a party in someones condo each night.This year, Rachel and I decided to brave the chaos of a full family trip to the beach that included my teenage kids, plus one friend (Connor McCoy) and all five of our little kids. (They're all … [Read more...]
Love That Chicago Pizza
June 1, 2008 by 1 Comment
Giordano's Pizza in Chicago simply rocks. These pizza's weight in at about 5 lbs for small pizza. I was full after one slice. … [Read more...]
A New Take on an Old Tradition
May 30, 2008 by 2 Comments
I've been taking Emily out for a long years now around the time of her birthday for some frou-frou time and father/daughter bonding. The tradition is that she usually gets new acrylic nails done professionally. And since she's a captive audience, I get to talk with her about whatever might be on my mind. The dynamic is a little different now. Anna and Katie both wanted to give the big lady nails a try and, being wrapped around their finger, I couldn't say no. They both chose colors that worked well for them and had a lot of fun studying everything the nail professional did. I think it's … [Read more...]
My Favorite New Blogger…
May 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment
...is Jessica Hagy. She's totally awesome - very smart and funny. Her blog is composed entirely of drawings on 5x7 index cards, usually ven diagrams such as the previous or the following one:Or this one: Blogroll her today!-Kev … [Read more...]
The TN Renaissance Fair, 2008
May 26, 2008 by 1 Comment
It's that time of year again -every weekend in May - time for the TN Renaissance Fair. We were blessed with unusually good weather this year. It was relatively cool and breezy, while still being a nice sunny day. And despite all of the rain we've had this month, it wasn't muddy either. The knights were quite a spectacle on the jousting grounds and the living chess match seemed a bit more polished and with more elaborate choreography.Dylan and Emily had other plans for the day. I suppose I'll have to get more and more used to that as they each become more independent. But I still missed … [Read more...]
Skinned Knees
May 16, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Katie has a tradition of running down the handicap-access ramp at the YMCA in a spunky-kid attempt to beat me and her sisters down the stairs. Usually, she wins because she runs at maximum speed.When we came down the stairs earlier in the week, Katie took off as usual down the ramp - but this time she was wearing flip-flops. Not a good choice for a high-speed sprint and, BLAM!, she was skidding across the concrete before I could even think straight. She skinned up her knees, big toes, and palms pretty badly, but especially her knees.I probably should've taken her into the YMCA to see if they … [Read more...]
Europe at the Speed of Light
May 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne, SwitzerlandI recently completed a whirlwind tour of Europe on behalf of my employer, Quest Software. As is typical for these sorts of trips, we try to pack in as many customer meetings and public seminars as possible to maximize the value of the trip while I'm there. This trip spanned seven cities and four countries. During the first week, I visited Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, and Franfkurt in Germany as well as Copenhagen, Denmark. I've blogged about all of those places before so I won't spend much time on them now. (Note to self - I just checked and it looks … [Read more...]
