Archive for October, 2008

30 Oct

The Las Vegas/Grand Canyon Trip – Days 3-5

We (me, Petra, Larry, and Robin) got up the morning of October 12th and hit the road. Well, not literally. But we had a long 5-6 hour drive ahead to the Grand Canyon. Along the way we stopped in Williams on legendary Route 66 and had a picnic lunch. We stopped at a coffee shop there [...]

26 Oct

The Las Vegas/Grand Canyon Trip – Days 1-2

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But how interesting is that? Bah! So here are the facts about what happened in Las Vegas, more or less, pretty much, you know what I mean. And don’t panic, the Grand Canyon part of the trip will be in the next post. And pictures will be here [...]

25 Oct

One Kind Favor I Will Ask Of You

Family, friends, and fellow blogaholics -
I don’t ask you for a favor very often. But I’m asking for one now. I’m asking you to please vote NO on Proposition 8.
Proposition 8 is an unfair ballot proposition that, if passed, will take away the fundamental rights of some personal friends of ours, and lots of other people [...]

22 Oct

The Making Of A Garden Stone

A few weeks ago I made a post about how we bought a very special brick for the grandkids. And that was very cool, check it out if you haven’t already. But this is a little different. It’s a garden stone for my mom. She is gone now, passed away this spring, but when she was here she touched a lot [...]

16 Oct

Stevenology Voter Guide – It’s So Simple

Post-election update: I got most of them right. But Heather Fargo lost to NBA star Kevin Johnson and 52% of the voters wrote discrimination into our constitution by approving Prop 8. That one is very sad.

Election day is almost here. Why worry about who or what to vote for? I’ve done the thinking for you! [...]

08 Oct

Happy Birthday, Mom. Rest In Peace.

This is the first birthday that my Mom is not here for. She died earlier this year. This is just a quick note to say we miss her. Her online obituary is here and her guest book is here.
Happy Birthday, Mom.

05 Oct

No On Prop 8 – Don’t Eliminate Marriage For Anyone

Same-sex couples have been getting married in California for many months now. Over 10,000 couples, in fact. And guess what? The sky didn’t fall, the apocalypse didn’t happen, not even so much as a plague of locusts! It’s harmless! And hey, gay people are people too! In this time filled with so much mistrust and hatred, if [...]

04 Oct

Our Brick For The Grandkids

How do you like our brick? Sort of speaks for itself, don’t you think? We bought it for two reasons: 1) It is a great, semi-permanent way to show our grandkids that we love them and are thinking of them and 2) The money went to a very good cause, the local kids attraction Fairytale [...]