Monthly Archives: July 2016

Have you ever been so proud of your kid you could almost cry?

Posted on July 6, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Today, I dropped our younger daughter, 17-year-old Mollie, off at a major university. She is going to a nine-day-long pre-med camp. She is going to learn things like suturing and who knows what else. The kid is smart, smart enough … Continue reading →

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The 4th… and cute kids… and a cute dog… and a cute me…

Posted on July 4, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Happy birthday, America, from me and my dog, Shiloh… you don’t look a day over 175… and I hope you saved the gift receipt for Donald Trump… so you can return him… I got all my tikis out and decorated … Continue reading →

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty…

Posted on July 3, 2016 by pouringmyartout

(Author’s commentary); (And don’t forget, you can read the whole thing [so far] under the button on the top of the blog page)… Okay, why should you read a novel about a bunch of teenage princesses raising a rebel army … Continue reading →

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It’s official, I suck at blacksmithing… and I need to find someone to shave the back of my neck…

Posted on July 3, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I also like the way my chin creases look when exaggerated and filed with soot… Oh, it started off fine, my second project in the level one blacksmithing class… I cleared out my clinker box in the forge, dumped the ash and … Continue reading →

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Don’t worry, Eric Idle will sort this mess out…

Posted on July 1, 2016 by pouringmyartout
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I am particularly good at being a bad listener…

Posted on July 1, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I have a natural skill that is slightly unusual. When I am only half listening… or not really listening… or just when I can’t hear very well… which happens more and more often as I get older… my brain has … Continue reading →

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In fairness, Trump did pull himself up by his own bootstraps…

Posted on July 1, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I mean, yeah, they were solid gold… and studded with huge diamonds… and his daddy bought them for him… but still…

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