Archive for March, 2007
Grandma Peggy
Peggy became a grandmother during the early hours of Wednesday. Immediately Kagen came out demanding a dog with chili, a funnel cake with extra sugar and a Barks Root Beer. In reality, he was 7 pounds and change, very healthy, has all of his parts, and is really quite good–so far!!!!
I had the pleasure of [...]
Dogs, Dogs and More Dogs
Last week, I had the pleasure of helping the Big Red Cleaning Crew celebrate his second birthday. While Peggy had to cancel out at the last minute–she was doing those grandmotherly things, and still isn’t a grandmother yet–I had a great trip and spent some quality time with Grant, Jason and Nancy and Nancy’s family.
I [...]
Ups and Downs In The FC Biz
An ancient Greek philosopher once said, “He who allows his sister’s dog to sleep with him when she is hiking in Tennessee, will have the blessings of the man upstairs.” That sure happened this weekend.
I have previously referred to my double booking. Unfortunately, the Home School Basketball Tournament at Liberty turned out to be a [...]
Bits and Bites From Bedford
On Saturday morning, while driving from the farm to Walmart in Bedford, Peggy and I got behind an old geezer driving a 1957 Ford Pick-em-up Truck going 30 mph. Of course, he slowed further on every curve. It was so slow, that traffic was backed up behind us for two miles. Peggy and I commented [...]
Peggy And The Afton Mountain Serial Killer
On Friday, while I was setting up Big Red at the Bedford Walmart, Peggy was driving in from Harrisonburg to meet me. As she was heading up Afton Mountain on I64, the hood on her 1947 Toyota with 749,00 miles on it, decided to pop up. Being the careful driver she is, Peggy immediately pulled [...]
Weather Warnings and Bureaucrats
The following appeared on Channel 8 in Richmond on Saturday night:
“A surprise dusting of two inches of white powder appeared in the eastern third of the city of Richmond tonight causing drivers some concern. This phenomenon also caused a spike in milk and bread sales at local supermarkets. It was later determined that the white [...]
