Category: Daily Life

1984

1984

Tonight, Gary and I caught dinner at Ricardo’s and then headed over to Plano’s Cox Building Playhouse to watch a stage play.  One of Gary’s friends from work (Brad) is in charge of the...

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Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

Well, the weather in Dallas didn’t cooperate tonight.  My lunar eclipse experience was mostly obscured by clouds.  Fortunately, there were a few breaks in the clouds, so we did get some brief glimpses of the...

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Lunar Eclipse 2008

Lunar Eclipse 2008

In North America, tomorrow night will provide a glimpse of this year’s only total eclipse of the moon.  For those in the central time zone, the full lunar eclipse should occur at 9:01 pm.    Weather...

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Holiday Envy

Holiday Envy

Do you know the worst thing about being married to someone in the banking industry?  Banks recognize most government holidays.  If you are in banking, it’s a great thing.  If you’re not, it can lead to...

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Valentine’s Day Part Deux

Valentine’s Day Part Deux

The Valentine’s Day fun continued tonight with a party for the young married’s group at ALC.  This year it was hosted by the Rigdons, which was great because we could relax and have fun.  Normally, we’re...

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Valentine’s Day Jump

Valentine’s Day Jump

Gary and I decided to forego the rat for dinner idea tonight.  Instead, we trekked out to Ricardo’s to celebrate Valentine’s day.  Ricardo’s (my new favorite restaurant) is a great little Tex Mex place in Allen. ...

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Rats for Dinner?

Rats for Dinner?

It’s the year of the rat.  To celebrate, farmers in Thailand and the Phillipines are serving up the little rodent for dinner.  People searching for a non-traditional culinary experience are feasting now on grilled rat, rat...

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The Day After

The Day After

Have you ever had two “Mondays” in a row?  Well, I did today; it was a repeat of yesterday…only worse.  I worked a marathon 12 hour day with the bulk of it spent in...

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Bad Case of the Mondays

Bad Case of the Mondays

To quote from “Office Space”: “Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you’re not feelin’ real well, does anyone ever say to you, ‘Sounds like someone has a case...

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