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Life in a Northern Town

Long Time No See

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 @ 10:25 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

It’s been a while since we last posted but California Girl and I are still alive and well. The fall is usually a bust time for us; but, so far, September has been very hectic, even for us. The relaxing days of this past summer are a rapidly fading memory. Labor Day weekend was great; [...]

A Four Day Weekend

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 @ 11:30 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

We had a GREAT Labor Day weekend. It was busy; but very eventful. We were both on vacation Friday so we had a full four days. The weather turning cold on Monday was the only thing that we didn’t like. We spent some time on the road so, of course, there was some hotel sex [...]

Sunday Shorts #10

Sunday, August 21st, 2011 @ 11:45 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

California Girl and I went to see Conan the Barbarian this weekend. The story line basically followed the “I live, I love, I slay. I am content” plot that is so characteristic of Conan. A lot of battles with some womanizing tossed in. It was a good movie for a Friday night; especially since, unlike [...]

Sunday Shorts #9

Monday, August 15th, 2011 @ 7:15 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

The only thing worse than orange construction barrels on the highway are orange construction barrels blocking a perfectly usable lane. Everything was good for a few days; then the barrels mysteriously re-appeared; even though no one was doing any work. Finally, I saw a two-man crew painting the concrete divider. Apparently, they need to keep [...]

A Good Pool Day

Monday, August 1st, 2011 @ 8:40 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

We were going to post this on Sunday; but it suits today, tomorrow and the day after that just as well as yesterday. One of the good things about the recent heat wave is that its GREAT weather to get in the pool. We don’t need to do anything except put on our swimsuits and [...]

Page Load Speed

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 @ 11:45 pm | General, Photos | By: Midwestern City Boy

Special thanks to Jim for emailing us and letting us know that our blog was loading very slowly. Everything appears to be OK after we rebooted a router. Please let us know if page loads are still slower than normal. Instead of the customary photo of California Girl that accompanies these “technical difficulties” posts, here [...]

Sunday Shorts #8

Sunday, July 10th, 2011 @ 9:15 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

Amazingly the US Women live to play another day in the Women’s World Cup after defeating Brazil on penalty kicks. The officiating was suspect; but, in the end, it didn’t matter. This has been a strange tournament. The sun is starting to set but today was a glorious day. California Girl and I got up [...]

Finally Summer

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 @ 10:45 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

Today is the longest day of the year. It rained, of course, so it’s doesn’t seem quite like summer; but I still can’t wait until our upcoming Independence Day vacation. The kid’s birthdays are coming up soon. I’ve got the “big” present picked out for The Girl; but I am still deciding what to get [...]

The Days Of Summer

Monday, June 6th, 2011 @ 8:00 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

There have been slightly fewer posts than usual around here. Not because we are running out of things to say; but because the weather has been warm and dry so we’ve been outside enjoying the weather. For most of the spring, sunny skies were an infrequent occurrence; so we’ve been trying to have fun in [...]

Finally Some Sun

Monday, May 30th, 2011 @ 11:40 pm | General | By: Midwestern City Boy

California Girl and I are winding down after a great Memorial Day Weekend. It rained on Saturday; but Sunday and Monday were warm and sunny. We had planned on going to the movies, but decided to get outside and enjoy the weather instead since there have been so few good days this spring. We got [...]