happy birthday, dad!

songrytr | January 7, 2009

Today is my father’s birthday. He would have been 81.
This is the front of the invitation I put together for his 80th. We had a huge surprise party and barbecue for him at the State Citrus Park here in Riverside. It was really a big day for him with friends and best wishes arriving from [...]

longhair.

songrytr | January 6, 2009

Yes. I have long hair. You got a problem with that?
My little sister doesn’t like it. My mom tolerates it (”It looks so nice when you pull it back.”). My big sister thinks it’s cool (big sister also had a VW Bug with flower decals when she was 18).
We went to dinner New Year’s Eve [...]

hello and goodbye 2008

songrytr | December 31, 2008

“Everybody here’s got a story to tell
Everybody’s been through their own hell
There’s nothing too special about getting hurt
Getting over it, that takes the work”
- Glen Phillips, ‘Duck and Cover’
It’s Wednesday, December 31, 2008 and I’ve officially started a weblog.
I’ve long had the intention…but the inspiration and motivation levels had not yet reached critical mass until [...]