Earmuffs!!!

Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 18:35 | Category : Uncategorized
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This evening the family was all eating dinner while watching the news (I know…the experts all say kitchen table, but we’re hoping for dysfunctional children).  A commercial came on for some kind of Senior Expo or Senior Seminar of some kind.  We’re chatting and a pause in the conversation occurs just in time for the [...]

Having a ‘Blah’ Day? Have a Dose of Wisit!

Thursday, 11 September 2008, 11:52 | Category : Uncategorized
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Today has just been one of those days.
My ex dropped the kids after their  overnight but before school.  He let me know his sister and brother-in-law have split up so the kids may have questions. Then he asks me how old I was (I wasn’t too offended because he thought he turned 32 this year [...]

A Week of Celebrating Dan Fogelberg

Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 13:28 | Category : Uncategorized
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As you are probably aware, Abington in Peoria now has the honorary name of Fogelberg Parkway.  CJ and Billy both mentioned it, so I won’t go into detail.  But I will share a couple pictures:

L to R: George Jacob, Matt George, Margaret Fogelberg, Bob Manning, Jim Ardis, and Jon Wright

On Saturday, the Fall Music Fest [...]

Really…A Torn ACL!?!

Monday, 8 September 2008, 6:42 | Category : Uncategorized
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I may have stated before how much I love football.  Last year was the first time I have ever done Fantasy Football.  This year I am in two leagues.  In one league, we had the automatic draft.  (For the record…not a fan of that kind of drafting.) In the other league, our comissioner had us [...]

My First (and probably last) Blog on Politics

Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 8:45 | Category : Uncategorized
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I do not usually write at all about politics.  I would be lying if I said I didn’t follow politics and get into it quite a bit.  For the record…I am wholeheartedly on the Obama bandwagon and have been since I read Dreams from My Father three or four years ago.  I do not agree [...]