I’m exhausted, my ears are clogged up, and I smell like chlorine. I’ve signed up with Lily to go to the Half Hollow Hills West Natatorium once a week for laps. See, I’ve only been used to swimming at a leisurely pace to hang out. I have successfully avoided going to a gym my entire [...]
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Washington DC trip
Going to Washington DC this year was quite an experience. Here’s what I learned. 1. The Acela is more expensive and only saves about 30 minutes. But it’s worth it, the Acela is roomier and more comfortable. We took the Acela on the way there, but on the way home we took the regional. Not [...]
Acela to DC mini vacation
My son is a huge train fan so we are going to take the Acela from Penn Station to Washington DC. The plan is to get to DC and spend lots of time in the Smithsonian. He’s more excited about the train than he is going back to the Air and Space Museum. If there [...]
No need to be competitive
So Lily put the kids to bed and was complaining that they were fighting. Me: They like to compete with each other. That’s why they fight. Lily: After a while it drives me crazy. Me: Did you ever compete with your brother? Lily: There was no need. Wow.
What a great way to start March
It started snowing last night. Not a lot in an hour, but it did not stop. Now schools are closed and the roads are dicey. In a very short while I’ll head out and clear the driveway.
Chinese New Year Parade
Since last week we were planning on taking the kids to the Flushing Chinese New Year’s parade today. This morning we got to the parking lot on Union Street before 9 AM and we were the first into the restaurant. The parade started at 11 AM so we were waiting for about an hour for [...]
Kindergarten Hamsters
My daughter’s Kindergarten class has a pet hamster named Bear. Every Friday, one of the kids in her class gets to take Bear home for the weekend and get to feed and play with her. Yesterday was my girl’s turn. Both kids are excited and I have to keep reminding them that Bear is not [...]
Arg! MINI Cooper problems
Back in September I had the MINI Cooper S serviced by the dealer. There were two problems with it: The window wipers would seize up in the middle of the screen and stop working. There was a sympathetic rattle in the dash board. The rattle drove me insane and driving the red go-kart with that [...]
Christmas Eve 2008
It’s been a quiet day today. In a couple of minutes I’ll wake Lily up from her nap and we will get to work. The kids are asleep and I’ll get everything that we’ve carefully hidden. In case I am too busy, Merry Christmas everyone!
All my snows remembered
It snowed here Friday, so when I got home I started shoveling before I even went inside. My driveway is on a slope so if you don’t drive an SUV (I do) then going up the ramp is a problem. This picture is me 2 years ago when I had some forethought. Friday night I [...]
