Just curious what you have going on this summer and how your family plans?  We sat down the other night and made a list of things to do this summer to fight off the bordom.  Here's a partial list of local stuff.  Any other ideas are welcomed...

• Teach Ben to dive at Blue Water
• Anniston Museum of Natural History
• DeSoto Caverns
• The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head at McWane Center
• Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House
• Birmingham Barons Baseball Games
• Alabama Adventures - Ben's First Roller Coaster
• Hit up Star Wars Exhibit at the US Space and Rocket Center

What are you doing this summer?

In honor of Father's Day, I thought I'd let you all get to know my father a little bit.  I'm so thankful to have such a great example in my dad.  Here are a few traits and qualities that come to mind when I think of my dad.

• Generous
• Humble
• Peacemaker
• Hard-working
• Giving
• Self-Controlled
• Fun
• Quiet Strength
• Long-Suffering
• Patient

After 39 years of marriage, he still makes sure we all know how much he loves my mom.

There was a loud noise (early) the other morning and I came upstairs and he was full-on playing Star Wars Light Saber battle with Benaiah.

When I was a kid,  I couldn't go to sleep unless he said, "Sweet Dreams."  Now I'm almost 35 and he still says it.  And, I sleep like a baby.

Every phone coversation ends the same way... "I love you."

 

I love you too Dad.  Happy Father's Day.

Went with the fam last week to the Rickwood Classic to watch the Barons play.  I love family outings.  Kimlin was there with us and if he's not careful, before long he's gonna be known as Uncle Kris.  Here are some pics from our time at America's oldest ballpark.  Click an image for enlarged viewing and if you're in blog layout, be sure to hit the jump for all the pics.

It's Tuesday... and I had a couple of suggestions for this week's topic and was going to go with one but ended up pulling a switcheroo at the last minute.  We'll have to get to music and fair-tax and why I picked Tuesday over the other days some other time.  BTW, it's because "Tuesday" and "Talk" both start with T.  That and stats are usually better as we're starting to get into the week.

Anyway, last night my mom turned 60 and we all got together at this great little Italian dish called Joe's.  (Review to follow in the near future.  Needless to say, I'm still full which isn't good and I'm sure I'll hear about it.)

Below are some pics from last night but I'll wait to hit up the comments with my own.  We want to hear from you.

Tell us about your family.  How would you describe them?  Formal or more laid back?  Super-affectionate or more stoic? Strict or lenient?  Brought up in a Christian context or not?  Whatever you want to include.  And, I know this is tough but... what's the biggest impact your family has had on who you are today?

Families are such a huge part of our shaping and I think this could make for some really interesting discussion.  Feel free to end with a question so people can reply directly.

It's Tuesday... Let's Talk.

Click any photo for enlarged viewing... Merry Christmas all.

The other day a friend of mine hit me up on iChat.  I hadn't "talked" with him in a while and one of the first things he did was refer me to a new site that  he RSSs (is that a word).  Art of Manliness covers all kinds of useful info.  Hit up their RSS or email subscription and check out some of these...

How to Be a Gracious Host
How to be the Perfect Houseguest
Be a Man: Learn to Cook
Grilling the Perfect Steak
Three Steps to Building Your Individual Style

So, this is the longest I've ever gone without blogging since starting DanisLinus back in October of last year.  It's been a mixture of busyness and really just not much motivation to spend the time blogging.  I haven't even kept up with most of the sites I check on a daily basis where I get a lot of my content.  I'm not going to make any recommitments to blogging daily.  I've done that before and well... Let's just say, DanisLinus is still here and life is good.  And, I hope you'll still stick around even in the midst of inconsistency.