Quote of the Day “Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
Footballs, Backboards, Puzzles, and a Porch Finale
A New String of Lights
Quote of the Day “A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.” – Carl Jung
The Pack Mule and a Bonfire
Quote of the Day “I am a part of everything that I have read.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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.
Stakes, Stools, and Seahawks Practice #1
Quote of the Day “Talent is God-given: be humble. Fame is man-given: be thankful. Conceit is self-given: be careful.” – John Wooden
Shirts Off Gaming
The Pits: Turner didn’t hang out on the porch with us to watch football because, “the couch isn’t comfy.” The Peaks: I got more work done on the stools today. The boys played outside for a bit, then came into
Household Chores and Mores
The Pits: I was up past midnight launching an update to our company website. The Peaks: Traci was still in Kentucky for Bourbon Chase, so the boys and I had a nice guys’ morning. We went for a mile run
Towering White
The Pits: The family next door had to rush back to Mexico today because the father, who had been staying with his family there while he recovered, was said to be in critical condition and wished to see his wife
LEGO My ECHO
The Pits: I had to take off today because the kids haven’t started back to school yet. They spent most of the day playing with Hector and got in trouble with Mrs. Fran next door for hitting one of her
Las Stoolas
The Pits: Traci’s a bit discouraged about how long it’s taken me to build one porch stool (we both are, really), and is wishing to buy some stools instead of waiting another number of months for me to finish 3