Quote of the Day “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” – Mark Twain
Father-Kiddo Fall Camping Trip 2021
Fake Plastic Swords
Quote of the Day “I made a good saying! “You should put that on the quote of the day: ‘Face it or lace it!’ “Because lacing it means fixing it.” – Weston, possibly referring to something that happened during the
Long Night and Longer Day of Repairs
Quote of the Day “We only hate the results of people. But people aren’t just results. They’re a process. And to really give them a break we have to judge the process through which they became the result we see.
Family Biking, Screened Porch Camping, and Garage Sensor Relocation
Quote of the Day “His eyes seemed to be forever crying. He kept cracking his knuckles, shifting his balance and looking everywhere but at me. The Jewish language has the best word I have ever heard for people like Julian:
Father and Kiddo Fall Camping Trip
Quote of the Day “If you wake up at eight a.m., but don’t go to bed until two a.m., then you lose a significant amount of deep NREM sleep. Similar to an unbalanced diet in which you only eat carbohydrates
Father-Kiddo Camping Trip
Quote of the Day “I have a friend, he thought–I have a friend now. A hungry friend, but a good one. I have a friend named fire.” – Gary Paulsen, Hatchet.
East Tennessee Side Players
The Pits: Turner disobeyed and got an extra donut for breakfast at camp, because he dropped his. I didn’t want to make a big deal about it in front of his (and my) friends, but it was addressed later. The
One Full Friday
The Pits: We were accidentally 30 minutes late to All Pro Dads. We still had breakfast, which was the main thing the boys were looking forward to, but we had to sit at a table all by ourselves, meaning that
Winchester Cold Camping
The Pits: Cold. The Peaks: I took the day off since the kids were out of school for Veteran’s Day. I did a bit of cleaning before heading to Dollar Miserable General to let the boys pick out some Hot
Cub Scout Camping Trip – Day 2
I woke up at midnight after sleeping for 2 hours. I peed outside the tent, then tried to wake the boys. They wouldn’t wake up, regardless of what I did. I’d sit them up and they’d drowsily slide right back