Category Archives: Stories of my life

Now I can smell ground up bones and cow meat with big chucks of gristle and fat whenever I want to, and be reminded that I actually met Eric Idle…

Posted on September 10, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Okay, sadly it doesn’t really smell like Spam. It is sort of vanilla-ish. It should say that on the packaging somewhere. But still… I did get to meat… uh… I mean meet him.

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A father’s love for his daughter, as expressed in directions on how to babysit her when she was a baby…

Posted on September 4, 2019 by pouringmyartout

I hope it is big enough so that you can read it. Somebody found this in their old memories and sent it to me. I don’t remember who was babysitting Jessica. I don’t even remember writing this, but it has … Continue reading →

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Another cool thing I did over the weekend, which isn’t really a weekend, because I work on weekends, so it was actually a Monday and a Tuesday, but I call it the weekend because it makes me feel like I have a weekend…

Posted on August 31, 2019 by pouringmyartout

I took a pottery class. This was on the day after our Legoland adventure with the adorable cousins. My daughters were still in town. My older daughter, Jessica, set this up. She is the one who got me into blacksmith … Continue reading →

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Two awesome days of excellent adventures, with lots of pictures of cute kids… part 5…

Posted on August 26, 2019 by pouringmyartout

I will say that the miniature San Francisco in Legoland is pretty freakin’ awesome! I want that in my garden. The detail is incredible. How many Lego sets did that take? I can only imagine. But they did make all … Continue reading →

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Two awesome days of excellent adventures, with lots of pictures of cute kids… part 4… special ‘adorable cousins’ edition…

Posted on August 26, 2019 by pouringmyartout

My newest little cousin. Also, if babies don’t look at you like that when you hold them, you are doing it wrong!!! Everybody had to take turns holding her. She looks a little miffed that I am interrupting bonding time … Continue reading →

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Two awesome days of excellent adventures, with lots of pictures of cute kids… part 3… special ‘Olivia’s very first roller coaster ride’ edition…

Posted on August 25, 2019 by pouringmyartout

That right there is my little buddy, Olivia, getting ready for her first roller coaster ride ever. My older daughter, Jessica, took her on it. I am too big to fit in the Legoland roller coasters. Action shots! It is … Continue reading →

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Two awesome days of excellent adventures, with lots of pictures of cute kids… part 1…

Posted on August 21, 2019 by pouringmyartout

My weekend was so awesome. Well, technically, my weekend is on Monday and Tuesday, but it was still awesome! I spent some time with my little buddy Olivia and her dad. And both my daughters are in town, the married … Continue reading →

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Don’t worry, I am not turning this into a hipster food blog… but we did go out for a nice meal the other day…

Posted on August 8, 2019 by pouringmyartout

If you look past the large, scary man… (no, he isn’t scary, that’s our friend, Big Johnny, who has known my wife since high school, and me for a lot of years, and is called ‘Big’ because I am 6 … Continue reading →

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My bestest little buddy!!!

Posted on May 28, 2019 by pouringmyartout

We went and visited our friends with the three young kids on Memorial day. You remember Olivia. I used to babysit her when she was little. We used to go to the zoo and take animal pictures for you. She … Continue reading →

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Oh yeah, I just got the first copy of my new novel!!!!!

Posted on May 18, 2019 by pouringmyartout

You give them life, you pour yourself into them, but it doesn’t really feel real until you hold the actual paperback copy in your hands. I think the cover came out pretty good. Thanks again to all of you who … Continue reading →

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