Yesterday Stephen had a shared birthday party with his cousin Mya, who is a year older. It was at Chuck E Cheese’s and it was a pretty good time. I was tired so I found one spot and stayed there until I was told we had to move out of the party area and head [...]
This is a bad picture, but my best friend Shawn Crump got a very prestigious honor. Here is the official Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COUNCILWOMAN BRENDA JONES PRESENTS SPIRIT OF DETROIT AWARD
Shawn Crump, IBEW Local 58 Business Agent receives award at Detroit Skilled Trades Task Force Meeting
DETROIT, Mi.-(July [...]
July 25, 2009. We had a family reunion at David Shepherd Park in Oak Park, MI. We only got rained on once and everybody seemed to have a good time. I hope to get more pictures sent to me from others who were there, but in the meantime, here are a few that I took:
There [...]
We aren’t positive how old Kimber was. He was a rescue cat that was found in an empty apartment with two other cats. I’m not sure what happened to the other two cats, but Kimber changed hands a couple of times before he came to live with me in 1999. On a continuous basis, he [...]
Stephen: Daddy, can I go swimming in a shirt?
Me: No, why would you want to?
Stephen: Because I don’t want to feel uncomfortable with my body.
Me: (very long pause punctuated by me trying not to laugh) Sure, son.
August 16, 1948 – May 22, 2005
DCC Sr and Stephen on Easter 2005. This is the last picture I have of my father.
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At the last Parent-Teacher Conference, my son’s teacher mentioned “some concerns” that she had with him. Specifically his behavior in class. I don’t want to go into the details about what she said, but I don’t agree with her. Today a small plastic bag was sent home, containing a stack of flash cards and [...]
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We have a new puppy. A few days ago, A client at the animal hospital where Patti works gave her to us. She is a full blood boxer. Apparently the AKC requires three names, so Patti chose Ruby’s Red Squirt. To me, it sounds like a euphemism for one thing that women can do that [...]
One of the presents we gave Stephen for Christmas was a V-Tech digital camera. The thing is covered in rubber and looks pretty fake, but it is a working digital camera that takes still pictures and short videos (as well as plays games like tic-tac-toe and match-the-pictures). The quality is pretty much what you would [...]
I was doing a Google search for the term “you and your father” for a smart assed remark, but instead got sidetracked when I saw a question on Yahoo! answers. The original page has been removed from Yahoo! Answers but it was still in Google Cache and said “Who would win between you and your [...]
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