Last week was the primary spelling bee at A’s school. While the CanSpell National Spelling Bee is for grades four and up, the school decided to hold a special “exhibition” for the primary students, and A was one of the students chosen to take part. A was pretty excited about the whole thing, although he … More The Spelling Bee
One of the fun parts about the blog is seeing people from all over the world visit the site looking for information on the Dearlove family. Some are looking for specific people, some are looking for genealogical information, and a few others are looking for information on two Mark Dearloves, instrument makers in Leeds during … More Dearlove String Instruments
Five years ago today I wrote my first blog post. At the time I was enjoying my second parental leave and had a bit of time on my hands. A was two-and-a-bit, K was around eight months old, and I had 17 weeks to be a stay-at-home dad. Starting a blog was an attempt to … More Happy Blogiversary
Parks and Recreation returned last week after a lengthy hiatus, and it was good to have the old gang back. I wasn’t sure about the show at first, but it really grew on me in season two. Aziz Ansari is great, Andy is such a charming half-wit, and the introduction of Rob Lowe and Adam … More Swanson Pyramid of Greatness
Holy crap, it’s January 15th already – how the hell did that happen? I learned long ago that making New Year’s resolutions is a fool’s game. Best intentions on January 1st quickly become forgotten by February 1st, which is probably why I weigh the same today as I did last year, and the year before, … More To Do List for 2011
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