Archive for October, 2008

A Halloween Letter to my Sons

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Dear Ethan and Drew,

Sorry boys.  Your mother and father are so, so, so, sorry.  Sorry that you were delivered from the gates of heaven, to a mother and a father, that would force you on Halloween, to trick or treat with your family. 

I know you would both much prefer to spend the entire evening with your friends. [...]

Owning and Being Owned

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

A few months ago while my mom was here for a visit, we managed to sneak in a little antiquing in some nearby towns. While poking through some shops in Abilene, I spied some unusual blocks of painted wood, with uniform holes drilled in the top that were mounted on an iron base. [...]

An Attempt to Glam up my Mundane Existence

Monday, October 27th, 2008

I get some interesting comments on this blog. Some make me laugh until my bones turn to jelly. 
Some make me want to shoot myself through the fingers in the hopes that I will never write anything so stupid and deserving of criticism again.  But then I don’t shoot myself through the fingers and then [...]

A Conversation With the Oracle

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

The Country Doctor’s family is in the midst of planning an 80th birthday bash for the Country Doctor’s dad – Joe. This event is being hosted at our home and e-mails have been flying through cyber space to firm up the details. I have been in close contact with the Oracle Known as [...]

Jack the Knife

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

My baby… my little tiny helpless infant baby… wanted to carve his own pumpkin.

So his father… his heartless father… showed him what to do.

And then he gave my baby… my suckling tiny tot baby a knife!!!

Which my baby… my tottering wee budgkin baby proceeded to USE!!!

And I tried to let him….

I tried to focus on [...]