You guys might have heard, the first Indiana Jones movie in 19 years is coming out this Memorial Day weekend. So, Steph and I have devised an equation.
Memorial Day + Kansas City + HM and their wives + Indiana Jones + (optional beer & pipes) = a Memorable Weekend
Are you in or are you out? [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by Tobias
Filed under: Holidays, Hollow Men, Travel | 23 Comments »
The holidays are upon us. I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving next week, wherever you will be. Jen and I will be in the Pacific Northwest from Tuesday through Sunday. So here’s wishing you a good feast to you and yours, from there.
As it happens, I have a fairly grand holiday break set up [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Beginnings & Endings, Family, Holidays, Informational, Nostalgia, Travel | 11 Comments »
Just a quick post to say that June approaches, and we have June 15-17 as the weekend for you all to come up to the lake, if you are interested and able. Everyone is invited. Let us know what might work for you. Or let us know if you can’t make it, so we can [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Hollow Men, Travel | 4 Comments »
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Posted on February 12th, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Art, Travel | 2 Comments »
And now, looking ahead, it must be asked: what do you foresee in 2007? This can either be predictions of important events or people, or it could take the form of personal New Years resolutions. It’s always such a reflective time. I’m reminded that the month of January comes from Janus, the Roman god of [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2006 by Shotts
Filed under: Art, Books, Food, Holidays, Hollow Men, Movies, Music, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Poetry, Time, Travel | 3 Comments »
Last night, Steph and I went to one of her friends’ birthday parties. She was turning 50 and wanted it to be a memorable occasion — it definitely was. She had the Marching Cobras come in and perform. They’re spectacular. At one point in the evening, the members ran up and grabbed everyone and had [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2006 by Tobias
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…and as safe and sound as one can be in Texas.
The highlight of the return trip was the Shattuck Windmill Museum in Shattuck, Oklahoma. We talked to a very nice women holding forth in the gift shop where we purchased a book titled, “Windmills and Windmill Weights,” a jar of plum butter and a [...]
Posted on December 26th, 2006 by J.E.
Filed under: Travel | 1 Comment »
Well, October has been a great month for me.
This past weekend, you all know what we were up to.
One weekend ago, some of my K-State friends congregated at our house for a reunion we have once a year, usually in the summer.
Two weekends ago I got the to enjoy the Ozark autumn, [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Tobias
Filed under: Hollow Men, Movies, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Travel | 5 Comments »
I am sending this letter to both of my senators and all eight of my representatives. Feel free to use my letter for your own purposes, or make your own. Both of my senators are Jewish; so I am assuming the word genocide means somehting to them. I am also sending it to my very [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Ned
Filed under: Charity, Informational, Travel | 2 Comments »
Here are some websites. One allows you to send an email to Bush and Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the U.N. (for just a bit longer before that South Korean guy, I forget his name takes over). Who knows what good it will do, but it can’t harm. You can edit the message if you [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Ned
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I recently saw an interview on Sixty Minutes in which an American doctor (working in Darfur, Sudan) accused the Bush administration of refusing to send in intervention forces because they were receiving information on Osama Bin Laden from the men in power. Osama apparently visited the current president to recruit men. When a German [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Ned
Filed under: Books, Charity, Philosophical, TV, Travel | 2 Comments »
Looking forward to Kansas City and heading south where, presumably, it hasn’t snowed several times already. I wish I could say that were true for Minnesota.
Tradition dictates that we will see a movie over the weekend, and tradition also dictates that we discuss in advance what movie we will watch.
My vote goes to THE PRESTIGE, [...]
Posted on October 20th, 2006 by Shotts
Filed under: Autumn, Hollow Men, Movies, Music, Travel | 4 Comments »
I told Toby a few weeks ago that there was an 80% chance that I could make to Kansas City. That was overly optimistic. I still can’t be gone for that weekend and now the plane ticket is $100 more than it was a month ago anyway.
Hope you guys have a good time. [...]
Posted on October 17th, 2006 by J.E.
Filed under: Travel | 5 Comments »
I bought this album a couple of years ago on a weekend where the leaves on the trees changed drastically. I had a road trip through the back roads of Kansas and it was glorious. Ever since, the following album has been synonymous with autumn. (It joins the ranks of many a U2 album.)
Doc [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2006 by Tobias
Filed under: Music, Nostalgia, Travel | 4 Comments »
We approach our gathering, and I’m enjoying the anticipation. I look forward to speaking with you all. It’s been a long couple of weeks, one of which was spent on the road in New Jersey for the Dodge Poetry Festival (anyone who has viewed Bill Moyers’ special The Language of Life knows the Dodge Festival) [...]
Posted on October 8th, 2006 by Shotts
Filed under: Food, Hollow Men, Music, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Time, Travel | 2 Comments »
