Category Archives: General

I’m an uncle again.

Posted on 8/25/2010 by Lafe

This morning my sister gave birth to her new daughter, Maya Jayne. Good job, sis! I think she’s adorable.  But I might be biased.

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Sounds of Summer

Posted on 8/17/2010 by Lafe

Every morning and evening these days is filled with the sounds of the cicadas’ chorus. At times it’s so loud and piercing that I can hear it indoors over music or other noises from electronic devices. I know some folks … Continue reading →

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Might as well do something with this…

Posted on 8/4/2010 by Lafe

After a long hiatus, I went through this site and blew out some of the cobwebs. I’ve updated to the latest version of WordPress, and switched to a new theme, and generally sort of re-set things. For those of you … Continue reading →

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Two years?

Posted on 7/28/2010 by Lafe

Two years is really too long to go without any sort of update. Not that this constitutes any actual update, but at least you can know I’m not dead.

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A dash of color.

Posted on 5/5/2008 by Lafe
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After a While (aka Comes the Dawn)

Posted on 11/12/2007 by Lafe

I ran across this poem while perusing a local RSS feed, and I wanted to save it. The post where I found it was written by Pomoyemu, and the poem itself was written by Veronica Shoffstall. Look inside (or follow … Continue reading →

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I hear the beer is good there…

Posted on 8/30/2007 by Lafe

Michael Jackson has passed away. He undoubtedly had one of the best jobs in the world. His passing is a loss indeed to the community of those who enjoy fine beer and whiskey, as well as to all who knew … Continue reading →

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Baby Cat.

Posted on 3/14/2007 by Lafe

“We have this kitten…” I knew from how it started that this was going to be bad. “The mail man found it, and told us to take a look at it to see if it was all right.” As the … Continue reading →

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Current thoughts.

Posted on 3/6/2007 by Lafe

Pretend like I wasted a whole paragraph saying what a sucky blogger I am and complaining about it. Now that that is out of the way… I’ve been thinking lately about little epiphanies.  Specifically, those little epiphanies where you suddenly … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 12/25/2006 by Lafe

I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

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Decompress.

Posted on 11/10/2006 by Lafe

Every so often, you need a chance to decompress. Between stress in the workplace, and stress at home, it often seems like there’s just no escape. So, now I’m playing hookey. I lined things up at work so that I … Continue reading →

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Round numbers.

Posted on 10/6/2006 by Lafe

Happy birthday to me! Another decade rounded off and put away. I do not feel significantly older. I have not gained any incredible new insight or wisdom. I have not, really, significantly changed from who I was a day ago. … Continue reading →

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El Paso Flooding Aftermath.

Posted on 8/3/2006 by Lafe

Sand_Devil sent me some more photographs of some of the after-math of El Paso’s recent flooding event. Enjoy the pics!

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Sand_Devil is all wet.

Posted on 8/1/2006 by Lafe

My most recent blog contributor, Sand_Devil, in addition to not posting any more, is also located in the recently flooded city of El Paso, TX. He was very nice, and sent us pictures! Here they are:

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These pipes.

Posted on 7/23/2006 by Lafe

It’s been roughly two years since the last time our basement turned into a pond. But today, it decided to once again grace us with its watery serenity. Fortunately, the plumber was responsive and was out to our house within … Continue reading →

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