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Category: Music
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I don't think there's a better way to transition from 49 to 50 than watching a bunch of rockers who are closing in on 60 going full blast for three hours. It's so inspiring – if those guys can still do what they do at their age, how much more can I do at mine?…
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First to Mass for Palms and blessings…next to the Hope House for silly songs and smiles…next soccer with sunshine and celebration (I'm optimistic – they're two for two)…and finally BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN for singing, dancing, memories, and celebrating TWO 50th birthdays with our friends George and Karen. This will be my third "date" with Brucie…the first was…
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I love my family. I need to get that out there right away. I love having them around, love the chattering, the bickering, the company. That being said…I have REALLY been looking forward to today all week…Kendall in Spain, and Tom and Daniel backpacking in Big Bend National Park…to coming home from Houston and having the…
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More from this past weekend in Houston… First…my parents are kitten-sitting! Fifi is my nephew's kitten (his girlfriend named it.) While he's in Montana working, Fifi's hanging out with Mama and Daddy. It only took a few 'here kitty-kitty"s for her to venture from her hiding place and check me out. Before too long, I was scratching…
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My 50th birthday looms closer and closer, but I'm surrounded by friends who are riding the rapids and taking the plunge with me, so rather than dreading the drop-off, I'm just enjoying the ride. Almost every square on my March calendar has a name written on it – I'm thinking the hospital nurseries back in March…
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Scenes from this weekend… Friday night friends Bob, Lisa, their son Justin and his girlfriend Patty came over for smoked pork loin, chicken, and sausage, trips back through time via old wedding photos (ours – Bob and Lisa were both in the wedding), and turns playing my drums. I have a feeling Craig's List will be…
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"If I could save time in a bottle…" I've always loved this song by Jim Croce – beautiful, simple lyrics – such a vivid image of holding on to time. There have been many times in my life when I've wanted to grab hold of whatever moment I was in, or a certain point in…
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We went to two parties in one week, which is a lot for us! Last Sunday was our church party – lots of barbecue and dancing - and this past Friday was…well, I have to go back a few years to explain… When we decided to move to Austin, Tom started combing the want-ads. He lucked…
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It's been almost thirty years since my first trip to the Renaissance Festival north of Houston, and I've been back just about every year since. It's changed a bit over the years, but then, so have I… I have dozens and dozens of photos from past years…starting with my pre-Tom life, my early-Tom days (including the day he…
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Tonight I watched Kendall in her last marching band performance. I felt a mixture of relief and wistfulness…I've spent most of my autumn Friday nights and Saturdays the last few years helping the band. It's a lot of work. My heart went out of it last year, partly because of school district politics, and it just hasn't been…
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