http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings parker + spindler = comedy Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:35:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en two signs of the coming apocalypse: it's snowing at the beach, and i've learned how to knit. the weather down this way has been crazy. in the last month, we've had just as many days above 60 as we had below freezing. it's rained, it's typhooned, it's snowed, ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1351 ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1364 IMG_7528, originally uploaded by [ecpark]. Explore the Photo Set:Christmas in Williamsburg, Virginia http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1356 ECPA20081221_7242, originally uploaded by [ecpark]. Explore the Photo Set:Photos: Christmas in Washington, DC http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1335 working in online fundraising, the fact that the end of the year is coinciding with the complete and utter collapse of our economy is casting a bit of a pall on what would otherwise be a festive time of the year. this minor set back (alone) could have be taken in ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1315 well, the season has officially begun ... the season of Christmas programming. we actually kicked it off over thanksgiving when special host jojo-pumpkin helped the lady sparkler and i toss out the ceremonial first "charlie brown christmas." we go into each year with a list of 60+ movies, cartoons and holiday specials ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1303 airport security, originally uploaded by d5o3so, a funny thing happened on the way to the airport ... we had a rental car for the first half of thanksgiving week, so that we could drive down to eugene, and so that i could spend a day hiking around central oregon. unfortunately, at one ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1290 IMG_7035, originally uploaded by [ecpark]. Explore the Photo Set:hike: mirror lake, oregon http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1274 IMG_6877, originally uploaded by [ecpark]. Explore the Photo Set:travel: crooked river national grasslands, oregon http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1277 once timely thoughts from the week that was: ... austin meal distribution: 60% tex-mex (with 1/3rd queso kicker), 30% bbq, and 10% other. need late surge in the queso ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1219 IMG_6080, originally uploaded by [ecpark]. after three days in austin for a non-profit technology conference, i headed for the hills today for a hike around enchanted rock state park near oxford, texas. it's a giant monolith in the middle of the texas hill country, and completely unlike anything else around. of ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1261 IMG_5705, originally uploaded by [ecpark]. some of you may have been following the saga of foster mom adventures, an absolutely courageos friend of our who ignored her own sanity and has given over her life for two children in need of sanctuary. we were their neck of the woods this ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1257 so, the lady sparkler went away on tuesday ... and all of a sudden, i start having problem sleeping. is it because i miss her loving presence? because i can't sleep without someone kicking me the bejeesus out of me throughout the night? or maybe because the moment ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1254 once timely thoughts from the week that was: ... street parking in the city is all well and good, until you realize you have misplaced your car. 9:23 ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1222 for me, this election cycle has highlighted three glaring reasons why the Republican party should be more than a little worried about 2012: first problem: party unity the party illuminati are already deconstructing the election, and half the party is saying they lost because they pushed away minorities and the intellectuals by ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1237 once timely thoughts from the week that was: ... it's a beautiful day. 10:22 AM Nov 5th from web ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1224 Final Obama Campaign Rally, Prince William Country Fairgrounds, Manassas, Virginia i'm posting out of order, but the lady sparkler and i went out to Manassas last night for barack obama's final campaign rally, at the Prince William County Fairgrounds. (see the pictures on facebook, or check out the panorama ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1125 once timely thoughts from the week that was: ... just thought about Shel Silverstein's "Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back" for 1st time in 20 years. now i want a ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1226 well, i'm officially old now. interestingly enough, this realization didn't come from a mortgage, or a life insurance that gives the lady sparkler financial incentive for my death, or from friends having wedding after wedding after wedding, or from going to a party and being the only one there ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1123 after a lovely Saturday of belated anniversary present shopping (we settled on a one-third off console table from pottery barn) the lady sparkler and I settled in for a long evening at home ... watching two-month stale coverage of the Beijing Summer Olympics. a couple things, looking back two months: it's been ... http://www.theparkerfamily.org/musings/posts/1108