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So many things…

So many things...

Monday – 20 May 2013 So, it’s been slightly longer than I’d intended since the last non-Team DiVa post. Time somehow manages to just slip away. It’s been a good couple of weeks, for the most part. Home life has been good and, aside from spending far too many Saturdays in the office – it’s [...]


May the 4th be with you, Cinco de Mayo, and the Revenge of the 6th… or something like that

May the 4th be with you, Cinco de Mayo, and the Revenge of the 6th... or something like that

Monday – 06 May 2013 A new week begins, after a good weekend. Friday felt like it was nine days long. Not so much because I went to the Iron Man 3 premiere on Thursday, but because I had one of my worst night’s sleeps in many months. It took forever to fall asleep. I [...]


“We’re only immortal for a limited time…”

"We're only immortal for a limited time..."

Monday – 08 April 2013 As if Monday wasn’t… well… “Monday,” I woke to a phone call this morning. It was my sister, Rana, calling. ::: deep breath ::: I’d actually been kind of expecting a call from her over the past couple of days. I wasn’t 100% sure that I’d get one, but I [...]


“In brightest day, in drunkest night..”

"In brightest day, in drunkest night.."

Sunday – 17 March 2013 Happy (what’s left of) Green Lantern Day! …or, as some people refer to it: St. Patrick’s Day. This post actually started on Friday, but between bouts of laziness, keeping up with Team DiVa, going to the opera, and life (in a nutshell), I haven’t been able to get back to [...]


M-11

M-11

Monday – 11 March 2013 It’s been a while. Yesterday, we “sprang forward” into Daylight Saving Time. “Saving.” Not “Savings.” The night/morning, already made short by the leap forward in time, was made even more short by the fact that I had to go into work – at 5:30 AM – for a maintenance window. [...]


Batter up!

Batter up!

Thursday  - 28 February 2013 A new NBN Thursday is here. So far, it’s not bad. It’s also the end of February. This morning, Diana was up a bit before Vanessa. In order to let Vanessa sleep a bit longer, brought her into our room. This appeased Diana… somewhat. So, I did what any father [...]


Space: The Final Frontier…

Space: The Final Frontier...

Thursday – 21 February 2013 It’s No Bad News Thursday. That’s really all that needs to be said. As I’ve mentioned, Team DiVa has a computer with a series of astronomy pictures as a screen saver in their room. The girls have been identifying things like “moon,” “stars” and the closest that they can get [...]


Good day, Monday…

Good day, Monday...

Monday – 11 January 2013 A new week is upon us. ‘Nuff said. This past weekend has been a bit of a whirlwind, but it’s also been quite fantastic. Friday night, I had a classmate from high school spend the evening with Sara!, Team DiVa and me: James (above) came  to town a couple of [...]


Back on the air

Back on the air

Wednesday – 06 February 2013 Not only is it midweek… Nor is it just new comics day… Or even Movie Date Night with Sara!… Today is my niece, Grace’s, fifth birthday: I first met Grace about a week after she was born. Since then (and mostly through the marvels of modern technology), I have watched [...]


Groundhog Day: The Day of Shadows

Groundhog Day: The Day of Shadows

Saturday – 02 February 2013 It’s Groundhog Day. (Just so you know, there won’t be a guest post by Bill Murray or Andie MacDowell. Sorry.) It’s the weekend. Hallelujah. It hasn’t been a bad week, but with Team DiVa not sleeping well (due to their colds), Sara! and I haven’t been sleeping well. Or, rather, [...]


Another Pleasant Valley Snow Day

Another Pleasant Valley Snow Day

Wednesday – 30 January 2013 More of Mother Nature’s frozen mocking laughter is falling on the Salt Lake valley this morning. The roads were actually in decent condition; the drivers, however… *shakes head* There was a roughly 6-mile stretch where the average speed dropped from 45 MPH all the way down to 15 MPH. For [...]


Daddy-DiVa Saturday!

Saturday – 26 January 2013 It’s the weekend. Selah. It’s been a good and somewhat busy week.  Sara! has been attending a conference this week, so it’s mostly been Team DiVa and me at home at night. We all survived. That’s a good thing. Sara!’s conference ends today, but for most of the day, it’s [...]


‘Clix, Opera and the AFC

'Clix, Opera and the AFC

Monday – 20 January 2013 Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This past weekend was a good weekend. Saturday, I judged a HeroClix tournament. I set up an event for my friend, Keith, who is in town on vacation. Keith was the judge for ‘Clix tournaments when I first started playing, so I was [...]


“This mornin’, I shot six holes in my freezer…”

"This mornin', I shot six holes in my freezer..."

Monday – 14 January 2013 It’s cold here in the Land Behind the Zion Curtain. How cold? Well, this is what greeted me when I checked the weather before getting out of bed: What?! I was reading on my iPad before going to sleep; it was right there. Don’t judge. This was the difference between [...]


And then there was Friday.

Friday – 11 January 2013 Today has been a good day. Even with all the snow. The morning commute was about a half-hour long, give or take. The drive was made a little better with the addition of two fifty-pound bags of salt to the trunk. (I have a rear-wheel drive car that apparently puts [...]