GETTING SCHOOLED August 26, 2008

 
   this has been a big week in the hawgood household. for the first time ever, all three of our kids are going off to school, and for my son william that now means all day. he and the girls are whisked off to mercy montessori early in the morning by their mother, and while [...]

ANTWINCIPATION July 28, 2008

 
  i have a friend named allen who has recently found out he’s going to become a father to twins.  having “dabbled in the double” myself, i feel much excitment for all that awaits him from his perfect pair. i decided to construct a list of the “top five best things about being a parent of twins”, and hope it [...]

MISSING THE MATE July 24, 2008

 
     one of these days, and i’m certain it won’t be anytime soon, i’m going to start playing chess again. i was never the best player around, but at one point in my life,  i enjoyed that game as much as the sleepy world champion, auftin nodinov, ever did.  envisioning the possible moves, and the tricky business [...]

IN A HENRY STATE OF MIND July 14, 2008

 
    our venerable former bengal reciever has just seen his court case for assault dismissed. regardless of wether or not justice was served, what could the state of that man’s mind be right now? elation? excitemnet? relif? thanking the stars that may have luckily alligned to get him away from all that the word “guilty” [...]

A BIG SPLASH June 30, 2008

 it was the diving board. that long-nosed patron of thrills had ensared the interest of my 3 year old daughter, annelise.  there she was, walking toward the stairs telling me she planned to go off. all i could think to say was, allright…let’s see you do it. she climbed up and i jumped in the water, positioning [...]

ODE TO POLLACK May 27, 2008

 
   i am a huge movie fan.  considering the list of my favorite movies, i realize no one may have been involved with more of them than sydney pollack. i knew his influence before i knew i loved movies. i would listen to my mother talk about how much ”the way we were” touched her, and was forced to listen to babs [...]

THE “AIR” UP THERE May 22, 2008

  i was aboard when the aviation industry reached the height of comfort for travellers, and have ridden all the way down to the ground floor, into which it is currently poised to crash. i started flying four times a year between cincinnati and phoenix in 1976. i was usually alone, or with my sister, and would be [...]

FLYING: WHERE ARE WE HEADED? April 24, 2008

   i was aboard when the aviation industry reached the height of comfort for travellers, and have ridden all the way down to the ground floor, into which it is currently poised to crash. i started flying four times a year between cincinnati and phoenix in 1976. i was usually alone, or with my sister, and would be [...]

SPRING ME UP April 2, 2008

  oh my is it nice to see things growing. i have a marsh for a backyard right now, but at least the grass in front is starting to turn green. my neighbors pear tree is already a third of the way bloomed, and the bushes are starting thier journey to full. this was kind [...]

A FEW THOUGHTS ON SOME CURRENT EVENTS March 18, 2008

are there a whole lot of things happening in our country right now, or am i just paying more attention these days? i am fascinated with the way the race for the democratic nomination for president has progressed. this is turning into an nba game. you see the lead change hands alot, and it might [...]