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A Highland lord, naebody in particular

Naebody in Particular

They're not on a shortbread tin, but the dead live on so long as we keep telling their stories. Scots, Yanks, Canucks and the Auld Enemy. Newest posts are the ancestors, but scroll for the living.

  • out: mount pleasant library grand re-opening

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  • archive: the year in tweets, 2011-2012

    14 Sep 12 … someday my daughter will stop dancing in the kitchen, and that will make me sad. #fb
    13 Sep 12 … #biggerontheinside.
    12 Sep 12 … p.s. has NBC’s Animal Practice been canceled yet?!? #GodIHopeSo #Olympics
    12 Sep 12 … damn, I didn’t miss NBC’s shoddy editing of the #Olympics. wonder if I can move out of the country before #Sochi2014. #TivoDelay
    11 Sep 12 … #Sparklet just said she wants to watch the #Olympics. so proud. and so happy I still have 5 hours banked on ye ole TiVo.
    11 Sep 12 … someone at NBC has a sense of humor. their Sports Network is showing Rocky IV. #DNC2012 #ICanSeeRomneyFromMyFrontPorch
    7 Sep 12 … i don’t have a single meeting, call or conference on my calendar for today. #PinchMe #OhThankGod
    26 Aug 12 … overheard: “you’re a silly meatball!” reply: “no, I’m a pain in the tuckus!”
    25 Aug 12 … #chillaxed. http://t.co/N5WGzZrm
    24 Aug 12 … winding down #keepdaddyfromworkday. http://t.co/lxrib8mo
    24 Aug 12 … Greatest. Exhibit. Ever. #ArtOfVideoGames. http://t.co/7Wx8A0JI
    24 Aug 12 … #NotImpressed. http://t.co/xnWE9g8a
    24 Aug 12 … #alwaysthegentleman. http://t.co/7UzRsgIN
    24 Aug 12 … start of #keepdaddyfromworkday, part two. http://t.co/KPd0rcvf
    24 Aug 12 … end of #KeepDaddyFromWorkDay, part one. http://t.co/Fah9Kr0I
    24 Aug 12 … #GoodEgg. http://t.co/Blg3s4zO
    24 Aug 12 … Hirschorn. (#sp?) http://t.co/rzv5DSzo
    24 Aug 12 … #Jump #Jump! http://t.co/seUA8J5Y
    24 Aug 12 … #KidFriendly. http://t.co/YEpbj1J5
    24 Aug 12 … #NoChildLeftBehind. http://t.co/ippKZXkM
    24 Aug 12 … #NoExit. http://t.co/9RueQQc0
    24 Aug 12 … #WheelsOnTheBus. http://t.co/XUPyZLLT
    24 Aug 12 … #SharingIsCaring. http://t.co/8QBiCwDT
    23 Aug 12 … #VamosUnited! http://t.co/LCegIcts
    22 Aug 12 … saw a “bike lanes aren’t parking spaces” sign on a passing bike, and now want a “stop lights aren’t just for cars” sign for myself. #fb
    21 Aug 12 … I’m cheesed that the #Nats are doing so well, mainly because it distracts me from the ^%?!$&* #RedSox.
    18 Aug 12 … #COYS.
    17 Aug 12 … I’m freaked out by all the “back to school” ads on tv, which is odd considering #Sparklet is 3 years away from kindergarten. #NotGood
    14 Aug 12 … you know it’s going to be a terrible day when you wake up with “We Built This City” stuck in your head. #deargodwhyhaththouforsakenme
    20 Jul 12 … overheard, this morning: “I have nipples. They’re under my shirt.”
    6 Jul 12 … tonight, my daughter called me a “silly meatball.” sadly, I have no clue what that means.
    28 May 12 … the baby updates are back in business. http://t.co/m4ipIvMR
    9 Apr 12 … i’m 10 days late on the birth announcement, but it’s a boy! two weeks early but still 8 lbs, 12 oz and 21 in. http://t.co/wvz2yYi8
    1 Apr 12 … I just finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins on Kindle.
    31 Mar 12 … I just finished Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison on Kindle.
    24 Mar 12 … my 2 year old daughter sang Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” today. ask me now why i’ve banned childrens’ music from our house. ask me.
    24 Mar 12 … i just finished reading My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler on Kindle — http://t.co/VLwH9QxL
    21 Mar 12 … I just finished Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson on Kindle.
    18 Mar 12 … I just finished A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson.
    5 Mar 12 … jury duty. 4th time in 6 years, because I'm a DC resident. can I have a meaningful vote in Congress now, please?
    25 Feb 12 … sparklet just dragged the kitchen trash can and a box of trash bags into the dining room, so she could “help” put a new liner in.
    4 Feb 12 … found a sixer of hopslam for superbowl weekend. I’ve already lost feeling in my face in anticipation.
    2 Feb 12 … my daughter is rockin’ out to Aerosmith. oh, God, why hath thou forsaken me!?!
    16 Jan 12 … sparklet reviews my childhood worth of music — http://t.co/4ToqPc5Q
    5 Jan 12 … normal neighbors ask for a cup of sugar. my neighbor asks for a cup of wiskey. i love this place.
    4 Jan 12 … four straight hours of watching #StorageWars on tv. where did my life go wrong?!?
    1 Jan 12 … I just finished Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen by Bill Buford on my Kindle.
    25 Dec 11 … just finished “Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue” by Charlie Pierce. http://t.co/y0YIGAzn #Kindle
    18 Dec 11 … in new york for a little pre-holiday vacay. follow the excitement, we’re blogging live. http://t.co/VfZrzkw3
    15 Nov 11 … it’s amazing what $12 of beer will do to your disposition.
    29 Oct 11 … sparklet appears to be growing up (http://t.co/wgt9SHFP).
    9 Oct 11 … #pregnant. (http://t.co/wgt9SHFP)
    5 Oct 11 … drinking isn’t the same without @salsus and @dquerey 🙂
    25 Sep 11 … sparklet is throwing balls at the head of my parent's dog while yelling, "Goal!" … i <3 this on so many levels.

  • video: Shakira

    httpv://youtu.be/bQXvwdTAAlI

  • video: Propeller

    httpv://youtu.be/vRMMeV2UaIQ

  • flex: poppa’s house

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    my grandfather was born and raised in College Park, in a house that his grandfather built back at the turn of the century. the house is still there — 4707 Calvert Road, College Park, Md. — and i saw it at least a dozen times before i knew what it was.

    someday i’m going to go up and knock on the door, and invite myself in for a bit.

    See Slideshow of the Photos on Flickr:
    poppa’s house

  • flex: college park aviation museum

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    See Slideshow of the Photos on Flickr:
    college park aviation museum

  • found: face sleeper

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  • firsts: soccer ball

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    See Slideshow of the Photos on Flickr:
    firsts: soccer ball

  • found: ball

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  • found: dance off w/ aunt melissa

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