tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post1918372852791560758..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: My How You've GrownDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-20359412353476344572018-08-24T13:51:23.729-05:002018-08-24T13:51:23.729-05:00Wow, that's really bad smoke! I hope your wif...Wow, that's really bad smoke! I hope your wife is feeling better soon!<br /><br />That's a great story. It's things like that that give you hope for the future.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-52047972566394604642018-08-24T10:26:40.550-05:002018-08-24T10:26:40.550-05:00Smoke here has been really bad - Bad enough that i...Smoke here has been really bad - Bad enough that it triggered another Emphysema attack for my wife, another two or three days in hospital, but she should be back home today or tomorrow. One fire, about 80 miles north of here has burned 92,000 acres and is blanketing Northern Utah with dense, acrid smoke. Nevada's Sweet Revenge.<br /><br />On an entirely unrelated note, thought I'd share this little story. There are very few better examples of <i>Why I Drive:</i><br /><br />https://cdllife.com/2018/hundreds-truckers-turn-make-boys-dreams-come-true/<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-59485573726637894712018-08-24T10:15:39.428-05:002018-08-24T10:15:39.428-05:00Kim is ever the optimist. Tabitha was somewhat un...Kim is ever the optimist. Tabitha was somewhat unimpressed with the broccoli, being accustomed to the stuff from our garden, but the mere fact that this observation was made is a good sign. I know you had the sarcasm font on but I'm really hungry for a steak and baked potato now...<br /><br />Yeah, "not too long ago" is a relative measure I suppose. Compared to, say, the American Revolution, it was just yesterday! It certainly feels that way.<br /><br />OUTED! We split the driving home (I drove down) though Kim did most of it. :)<br /><br />We still have a few years before that early winter Tuesday, and I'm going to enjoy them while I can. It's amazing how far that smoke has reached.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-3922338932975030522018-08-24T09:44:18.590-05:002018-08-24T09:44:18.590-05:00Wait - Vegetables? Seriously? Oh, Kim! You’re kid...Wait - Vegetables? <i>Seriously?</i> Oh, Kim! You’re kidding, right? I want to hear about the Porter House Steaks. Veggies? Okay, maybe you can put a baked potato with lots of butter on a side dish, but give me my steak and HOLD the veggies. /s<br /><br /><i>“I remember being on the other side of that, not too long ago”</i><br /><br />I was, not too long ago (3 weeks or so) asked about an event that happened “not too long ago” in a way that actually forced me to sit down and count.<br /><br />“Not too long ago” turns out to be sooo much longer than you remember when you discover that scientific notation is not just easier, it’s actually required. My how time flies. <br /><br /><i>”Our drive home actually went surprisingly well, which I credit to two things …“</i><br /><br />You’re not doing well on this counting thing, are you? It was three things. First, and most important, Kim was driving, wasn’t she? HUH? HUH? HUH? (Surprised that James didn’t call you on that one.)<br /><br />Unfortunately, “dinner for three” is just a glancing blow. That whole “full force” thing doesn’t come until it’s “dinner for two”. It will be on a Tuesday, in the early winter. Light snow will be falling, and …<br /><br />Excuse me, please … California and Nevada are on fire, and there is a substantial amount of smoke in the air ...<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-91729070015966025882018-08-24T08:33:21.753-05:002018-08-24T08:33:21.753-05:00HA! :)
Our drive home actually went surprisingly...HA! :)<br /><br />Our drive home actually went surprisingly well, which I credit to two things. First, that SLAC did such a good job of making the parting gradual so there wasn't One Big Goodbye at the end of the day. And second, that we were still pretty jet-lagged from our trip (from which we returned three days earlier) and were just too tired to put that kind of energy into wailing.<br /><br />I suspect it won't really hit me full force until "dinner for three" becomes normal in our house.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-81674094858561778132018-08-24T07:24:37.873-05:002018-08-24T07:24:37.873-05:00Wow, I remember my wife and I dropping our only so...Wow, I remember my wife and I dropping our only son off at college out-of-state and then going home. <br /><br />What a long, miserable drive home that was, what with all the sobbing and the wailing.<br /><br />It finally got so bad my wife had to drive.James A. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580984579089010427noreply@blogger.com