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(Relatively) Easy Homemade Bookends
This won’t exactly be a tutorial since I didn’t think to take pictures during the building process, but my sister sounded interested when I told her about the bookends I’d made, so here they are for everyone. I plan to make quite a few more of these for personal use as […]

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Every time I decide I’m going to knuckle down and start writing more, something changes my plans. Last week, on June 13, my wife gave birth to our second son. After being in labor for about 12 hours and actively pushing for about 2, Charles Patrick drew his first breath.I was very impressed […]

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These are some photos that I wanted to share with my family and other readers. My son has discovered how to turn the valve on and off for the lawn sprinkler so I grabbed the camera and snapped a few shots. Enjoy!
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Sometimes it’s fun just to relax and enjoy the spectacular weather. Currently it’s 75 and Fair in Norfolk, VA. I’ve been lazing on the front porch for the last few hours and figured I could put the time to good use.
My 17-month-old, Conrad, is playing with toys and his “baba” which is what […]

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I’ve been selling surplus Army and Navy uniforms on Ebay for several months. The men’s Army uniforms have sold pretty well. But I have huge bags of practically new women’s army dress uniforms and boxes of brand-new, in-the-package women’s Navy utility shirts that apparently won’t sell. While staring at these I came […]

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