MindlessChatter

I just shared a moment with my kids that made me grin.   The plan for the night was to pick up the kids and get home as quickly as possible so I could start the BBQ in time to have dinner before the kid’s bed time.    Being successful in my mission I decided to make the entire meal outside and proceeded to throw on tri tip, a few steaks and some potatoes.   Noticing that it was quite nice outside, I decided to start a fire in the outdoor portable fireplace (a manly item is there ever was one) and warm my ass while I cook.   Taking it one step further we decided to eat outside next the fire and watch a movie on the lappy.    Bibliowife was at school, leaving just the four of us men, eating steak and potatoes outside next to a roaring fire watching a manly movie.   OK, so it was Disney’s Robin Hood ( Oo-de-lally ), but it was still a really cool moment. ~Bibliotender

It began as simply as most other things.... something of my girlfriend's went missing from my room. It doesn't matter what it was, use your imagination (actually her glasses)..., but as it turns out my roommate had borrowed them from my room because she wanted to see how she looked with them on in a particular outfit... again, use your imagination. It seemed odd to me that someone would go riffling through your room, without the expressed written consent of major league baseball and the like, take something from it, and not put it back. Especially, ESPECIALLY!! when that something belongs to a friend of the person who's room it happens to be. When she gave them back, gave that brief explanation, laughed and walked out of the room... needless to say my girlfriend and I were a bit nervous. So it began, I started locking my room when I left the house. I have nothing of value in the room (besides my computer and I am certain I would notice if she took that). I have nothing th...