Bunker Mulligan "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." ~Mark Twain

Just got back from Houston. Flew up there this morning, spent all day at a conference, then flew back this evening. Just prior to boarding for home, received a call from my lovely and talented wife that Dear Daughter-in-law went into the hospital after her doctor’s appointment this morning. They intend to induce labor tonight or in the morning. She’s had trouble with blood pressure and they don’t want to take chances with the sweet baby.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll be Grandpa Thrice!

Look at what Julie found, just before she was almost removed from this Earth by a propane blast.

Glad to hear she’s okay. Perhaps she had the right pick in the bracket.

Patterico asks, “How has blogging affected your life?”

It’s a new hobby, to go along with golf. I’ve learned something new–CSS and HTML. I don’t know if that’s a good thing….

But I’ve made some new friends in Midland, San Antonio, Australia, Maryland, Germany, Colorado, Michigan, DC, New York, Canada, and North Carolina. And still more here in Texas. And many other places.

I can’t decide whether it has raised or lowered my blood pressure. Blogging certainly affects it.

I started this blog as a way to simply write the things that don’t get published in “Letters to the Editor” because the newspaper won’t print them. I also wanted a place where family could keep track of my sons as they went overseas, and where those boys could post their own thoughts while in a combat zone. They eventually simply sent me emails and photos which I posted for them.

My blog has become my link to the world’s events. That’s why I continually change my list of favorites. I keep up with those daily, but retain others farther down the list to sample. Links shift back and forth between the two groups, but every one of them has something unique to offer.

I also enjoy trying to write about golf. The literature of the game is truly that–literature. I read another tale in The Clicking of Cuthbert last night, and relish the phrasing and imagery Wodehouse evokes. Oh, that I could ever achieve that kind of skill with words! Some day I’ll be able to collect all I’ve written about golf and edit the posts into something more readable.

My life hasn’t changed because of this blog, but the way I spend some of my free time has. And I think it’s been for the better.

Best Of… is up once again, and I have added a contribution. I’ve been lax, and haven’t done so in some time. We have an excellent group of bloggers, and it would be worth your time to check out the submissions.