Friday the 13th. Don’t believe the hype. It’s luckier than you think. I was born on Friday the 13th. It happened in June, too.

(Shameless, I know. You wouldn’t think so little of me if you knew how big of a deal my birthday isn’t to me).

Hey look, pictures! Since I shaved my head, it’s easier for Aiden to pick the bugs out of my hair…

I’m going to get back to this thing within the week; I’m just wondering how much starting over we’re going to have to do after such a long period of dormancy.

Roll call – who’s still here?

Still alive. We’ll resume “normal” functionality again soon.

You hear lots of talk about such lofty subjects as what makes a man, the will to live, and so forth. From now on, those conversations begin and end with this guy.

Please know that I have no control over the ads at the top of the page. Today there’s one for the End Times Prophecy club. Geez. Clearly my earlier suspicions are correct — some robot reads my blog and “tailors” advertising to the content herein. Since I talk about Jesus, clearly all of the readers here must be foaming at the mouth to consume all sorts of obsessive guesses about the end of the world. Just ignore the ads. I’ll probably pony up for the five bucks a month (or whatever) it takes to get rid of the ad soon enough. Contributions to that end are welcome and are fully tax-non-deductible.

Anyone have a birthday today? I just need a few filler days to keep the streak going. There are one or two more coming up in a few days.

The birthday streak continues…

Today it’s my eldest sister-in-law (I’m up to three of them now). For the next six weeks or so, she’s a year older than me. Happy Birthday, Stacy.

Today a Texas legend turns 70. That’s a hard 70, but who could wear it better? Cheers, Willie.

Today is the birthday of the prettiest girl in the whole world. Amy Janine MacRae Norvell is a day older than she was yesterday, but you’d never know it by looking at her. She may have a few years on me, but she is the energy and youth and life in our marriage. My wife, best friend, and favorite all around person — I love you. I’m not me without you. Happy Birthday.