E D Skinner
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Family

The Hand of Guenevere
Posts
8/4/12

My great-grandfather Skinner, like his Skinner ancestors, was rather short. Indeed, when we went to visit our Skinner …

What’s In A Smell?
Posts
7/3/12

It is a tradition that wives and then children take on the father’s surname. While we could debate why this is, …

It Gets Worse, Much Worse
Posts
6/10/12

By the time summer is over, I’m expecting this to grow by 50%.

We have a grass front and a grass back yard, …

Valentines Day Plan
Posts
2/11/12

Plan:

  • Card,
  • Present,
  • “I love you”,
  • Six guns and ammo,
  • Concealed carry,
  • Starbucks,
  • Use $2 bills,
  • Range, …
What is Human?
Posts
1/2/12

For example, the comment, “He was an alcoholic and womanizer,” may have been stated by someone and …

Mosquitoes!
Posts
10/23/11

So, the weather has cooled off. That’s the good news.

Lows are in the 50s, highs in the 80s except for a couple of 90+ …

Mayo
Posts
10/13/11

A couple of years ago we went elsewhere. We got recommendations from friends for primary care physicians, they …

Granddogs
Posts
10/9/11

Norman and Sunny.

Norman is, like many cairns, sharp. He has that look in his eye and, when you talk to him, he cocks his …

Where Is It?
Posts
10/8/11

A couple of months ago when the posts were put in, a piece of electrical conduit was set through the foundation and …

The Green Chair
Posts
10/2/11

Family is like this; it stays with you no matter what.

And this chair is family.

My grandparents bought it in a brown …