Deal Lily,
Sit outside in your garage, or on your patio one night, as severe thunder storms are rolling in.
Have with you, your favourite drink.  I’ve choosen a moderately good scotch.
Set up a comfy chair in the middle of your venue and quietly watch it happen.
Play some music.  I suggest on an AM/FM radio, if something [...]

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Dear Lily,
I’m sitting outside, in the warm humid air after a summer rain, staring at our backyard.  A Corona to my left and a yellow finch to my right.  He’s chattering away, excited that you and he will be spending the summer together.
You’ve just left for a two day adventure with your mom to a [...]

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The Highway Drive to Work
(50 minutes)

This Morning’s Scenic Drive to Work
(80 minutes)

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I’m struggling with my blogging lately.
Very little jumps to mind as being worthy to write home about in itself.  There have been lots of little things.
Lily Update:

Lily is nearly walking, and is generally on a path of destruction.  She managed to destroy my computer speakers and basically set them on fire.  Don’t ask me how.  [...]

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Dear Lily,
Today is going to be a rough day, though you don’t know it yet.
For the last few months you’ve been pretty spoiled.  In order to have you sleep soundly, you’ve been sleeping with us most of the night.  This is the case because when you wake up alone, you have a tendancy to cry, [...]

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