One of the Evils of Life and Changes in Football?

I think I have all the documents I need to start my taxes. So, here we go again. Time to fire up TurboTax, collect various receipts, print out forms from Scottrade, dig through the medical file to find out how much we spent on precriptions, and so forth. It’s going… Continue reading

Of Roasted Cardinal and Mangled Bats

My son and I participated in an Eagle project for one of the boys in his scout troop this morning. We did trail work on an unlisted trail to repair ATV damage, and also to block an illegal ATV access trail. hard work, very physical, cutting and dragging dead branches… Continue reading

Now I Know What Color to Wear

After enduring two weeks of watching my two favorite teams play each other, I can finally get behind the Cardinals 100%. I grew up in Wisconsin and am still a die-hard Packers fan. Still, when you watch the local team week in and week out, hear about them on the… Continue reading

Cards Release Nugent

Color me a little disappointed that the Cardinals released kicker Mike Nugent outright. I would have preferred to see him signed to the practice squad. Neil Rackers is the Cardinals normal kicker, and a damn good one. Still, with Rackers’ injury, Mike Nugent had a 100% success rate as a… Continue reading

Still Staggering

I’m still on the mend from the cold I inherited. Nose is crunchy from all the runny nose activity but it’s healing. I’m using the holidays to catch up on all the things that get lost in the shuffle during busy periods, things like balancing the checkbook. As the one… Continue reading

Staggering Back to Life

Over the past several days, I have been “enjoying” the cold my daughters brought home from school and gave me for Christmas. It’s been a nasty headcold that I am now on the recovery end of. I feel pretty fortunate that it hasn’t developed into a sinus infection (yet). On… Continue reading

Entropy Central Held Hostage: Day 15

Day 15 of the computer crisis. Still running on the old laptop. I stopped by the place yesterday because I was driving past, and they were struggling with the operating system. Needed the key, they said, and the sticker isn’t on the computer side panel. Well, of course not. I… Continue reading