2007: Here Comes Another One
Monday, January 1st, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Is it just me or does New Years Eve become less and less eventful year after year? I remember when New Years Eve used to mean an unbridled drunken melee. Not to start off the year on a downer, but I didn’t do anything to celebrate this year. Despite a couple of invitations, I just sat at home and watched TV and engorged myself on crackers, canned cheese, Jose Ole Mexi-Minis (which, by the way, were very disappointing), and ginger ale. Read the rest of this entry »
I am endlessly fascinated by nostalgic photographs depicting my family at Christmas. Not only the ones with me in them, but also snapshots that include my parents and relatives…well, heck anyone who stood in front of a tree in the fifties or sixties is alright with me – especially trees in your traditional white or silver variations. The gifts from that era are really cool to gawk at too. For instance in the shot below from Christmas 1960, we can see all the neat games and toys that would fetch a pretty penny on eBay today, nestled under the tree and ready to be destroyed.
Bob’s mother Sandra Lee Chandler passed away last week on Wednesday, November 29 after a lengthy bout with lung cancer. In the end, she was ready to go and made the decision not to prolong her belabored breathing with artificial means. Although I was never what you would call close with Sandy, my family did have occasion to celebrate various holidays and events with her over the years. She was always supportive of Denise and me and made it a point to be involved with our weddings.