(Continuing posts on a visit to the Kansas City Zoo). One of the popular shows, and also one of the closest to the main gate, is the Sea Lion Show. Because we had watched the bird show at 10 a.m., we had missed the morning Penguin feedings, but we had time to get to the … Continue reading KC Zoo: Sea Lions
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Zoo Week
Today was the hottest day of the year so far -- a perfect day to head out to the zoo. Well, it was, but not because it was hot. It was the second "free admission" day for people who are in the counties that pay taxes to support the zoo. So we got there around … Continue reading Zoo Week
NKC HS graduation — Lightfoot edit
Well, here we have it, the result of a feverish day's efforts editing pictures and video from the North Kansas City High School graduation ceremony Friday night. I edited the 90 minutes down to 27 minutes that were most important to us. My video editor merged the clips together with no transitions, so if it … Continue reading NKC HS graduation — Lightfoot edit
Art of the Graduate
Today is day zero. Graduation day. But that is in the evening. Late day event. To tide us over, I'm going to put up some of this year's artwork by this evening's graduates. But first, the proof that she cleared the final hurdles to graduate:
“Meanest Mom in Caton”
Okay, I realize yesterday was Mother's Day. No one said I did things according to the traditional schedule. But today I intend to write a small monologue about my Mother. Most people laud the great achievements of their mothers. The superlatives are used for various fields of endeavors or some trait of character. From my growing … Continue reading “Meanest Mom in Caton”
A Blast of the Past #15 — Cute Cousins
As I look at photos from the second half of 1997, I see some photos that are iconic within the family memory about that era. There are a lot of pictures of Sofia and Carly -- the cousins -- together playing, learning, and growing up. Living so close to the grandparents led to plenty of … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #15 — Cute Cousins
A Blast of the Past #14 — family visits
We had made the move to Missouri in search of better employment. But another perk of the move was being closer to Betsy's family. One of the disadvantages was being further from mine. One thousand miles dividend both ends. Living at either end means we are close to one and far from the other. The … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #14 — family visits
Seven (squared) years
The day was a Sunday. It was early morning. The mother-to-be went into labor and was taken to the hospital. Her husband was at the hospital, but the labor took awhile, and the cows needed to be milked, so he left to tend to their biorhythms. When the mother-to-be found out he wasn't there, she … Continue reading Seven (squared) years
A Blast of the Past #12 — A Baby is Born
As I look at the pictures from my daughter's first two months, the short time that she lived in the Savona House before we moved to Missouri, I am amused by what is in the pictures, and what isn't. I am amused by all the stuff, and clutter, the pictures show in the house. We … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #12 — A Baby is Born
A Blast of the Past #11 — Savona Stay
This blast from the past series is several parts nostalgia, several parts historical, and several parts guesswork. Does anyone remember these line from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Obi-Wan: Your father... was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and "became" Darth Vader. When that happened, the … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #11 — Savona Stay
At The Rainbow 