One of my students has consistently called me Grandpa since the day I showed up in his class in October. Granted, he does occasionally call me “Daddy,” too. And there was one day a few weeks ago where he walked down the hall with me and introduced me as “Mr. Matt” to everyone he met…
I probably should’ve included the whole A Charlie Brown Christmas album on this playlist. While A Christmas Story is a very close second, A Charlie Brown Christmas has been my favorite Christmas special for as long as I can remember. One year, Grandpa recorded the TV broadcast, using the same big-huge VCR that he used when he recorded Star Wars for…
I remember when CBS aired Star Wars* on network tv for the first time. It was a big deal. A big-huge deal. Gigantic. Enormous. Gargantuan. You get the idea? I asked Grandmama and Grandpa to record it on their big-huge VCR because we didn’t have one yet. Every time we visited their house (which was…
Aiden has been looking forward to this day for weeks. No, seriously…weeks. When we finalized plans to come down to Evansville for a mini-vacation (we’re here now…you’d know that if you followed me on twitter because you’d have already read this…or maye you read it on my facebook status. If you’re not my friend on…
Growing up, we always thought we were cool when we said, “Happy New York,” instead of “Happy New Year.” OK – maybe Kevin didn’t think it was that cool. But I did. And that, after all, is all that matters – right? So in the spirit of my inner child, Happy New York, everyone!! There…
With the advent of digital cameras, you can take as many pictures as you please and you don’t have to worry about wasting money developing pictures that you really had no business taking. Because of this, you wind up with way too many pictures to sort through within just a few days’ time if you’re…
I got the oil changed and a tire replaced on the station wagon this morning. We decided it would be the best vehicle for our trip over the (White) River and through the woods to Grandmama’s house tomorrow. Of course, getting that stuff done took much more time than I’d planned. Time I really didn’t…