Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off
With only two weeks of summer remaining it's high time I updated you about what's been happening in the Ring household. For the second year Troop 820 (Thomas' Boy Scout troop) ... Read more..The moon is in a phase and I guess that I am too
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in News | 2 Comments »
Last night Graham and Thomas had their final orchestra concert of the year. In anticipation of the event, several months ago I invited my mother to visit us at this ... Read more..Vital Statistics
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 Posted in Vital Statistics | Comments Off
Bike odometer: 2523 Van odometer: 154556 Aches & pains: miniature frost bite on my elbow (turned black), back in spasm for 3 days Current reading: My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Cross-platform GUI ... Read more..Birthday pictures
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Pictures | Comments Off
I didn't take many still pictures when I was in Iowa for my birthday with my Uncle Lorell because I was preoccupied with my new Flip Video camera. I did ... Read more..Deep inside we’re all the same
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off
Thomas left for Camp Baldwin on Sunday and will be gone for a week with Troop 820. Tina and Graham just got back last week from three days at Gilbert ... Read more..Leaves were falling, just like embers
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Biking, News | 1 Comment »
I'm sitting beneath the picnic shelter at the Wolf Lodge Campground in the beautiful Idaho panhandle near Lake Coeur d'Alene. Today it's just me and the dog watching over the ... Read more..Why Do I Let Myself Worry
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »
It's been a hard week for Thomas and a hard week for Tina and me. On Monday, I received an email from his Advanced Literacy teacher saying that he had ... Read more..I watch the ripples change their size
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Biking, News | 3 Comments »
On Saturday all four of us joined Thomas' Boy Scout troop for a trip into the Gorge to ride our bikes on the a restored section of the Historic Columbia River ... Read more..I’m using up my time by feeling fine, every day
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off
I think I failed to mention that Tina bought an Xbox 360 for me a few weeks ago from a good friend of ours who had recently upgraded to a ... Read more..More than a million roses bloom
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »
Thomas' term came to an end on Friday and he still had unfinished homework. Homework has been an ongoing concern all year and the frustration level for everyone involved is ... Read more..