Today, I am taking my uncle and grandfather to their first Baltimore Ravens game. I spent most of yesterday preparing for their overnight stay by tidying up the house. I had to make sure the house was up to snuff given that it has been their first visit. Last night, I took them to dinner [...]
Also tagged Football, Personal, RavensYesterday was a day long in the making and one I had been dreading. My maternal grandmother, maternal uncle, nephew, and I drove down just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia to visit my mother. For those of you new to the ongoing saga of my family, my mother has been in jail in Virginia for about [...]
Also tagged PersonalMy nephew IM’d me the other day to ask about a “reward” for his completion of the 11th grade. I am obviously quite proud of him, but I have to admit I liked his request of a reward for his completing this year in school. Hell, even I was never that brazen when I was [...]
Also tagged PersonalIn contrast to all the fun everyone else was having this weekend, I had planned to go see my family in Ocean Pines. I wanted to see how my grandfather was doing, and I also wanted to know what the latest was regarding his cancer. I drove down early yesterday morning, staid overnight, and headed [...]
Also tagged Personal, TravelEither I am the best uncle ever to my nephew or a complete idiot. I am entertaining my nephew in my living room, letting him watch the pay-per-view event of his lifetime: Wrestlemania XXIV.
UPDATE: Apparently, the HD version is broadcasting solely in Spanish, and I cannot raise anyone at Comcast to rectify the matter. Nothing [...]
