So it goes..... http://farfenoogan.com/weblog.php We all like surprises, don't we? Good ones, at least. Some surprises are harmless fun, like the ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2008-11-15 Have you ever been sent to bed without supper? Have you ever sent someone to bed without supper? ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2008-11-12 Time flies when you're having fun, don't it? It's been since Dec of last year that I made an entry, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2008-11-11 Preparation for the picking party continues. Here's hoping I followed the recipe for Rose's chili adequately. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2007-12-31 I recently found a add-on to Firefox that allows you to download flash videos from sites like YouTube ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2007-12-30 It's been busy at the house the last couple days. I've invited over some people for a New Year's Eve ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2007-12-30 I'm sitting here trying desperately to think of something to say. You'd think it should be easy, since ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2007-10-11 Having a five year old grandchild can be such a wonderful experience. Last Saturday Laini and Sara ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2006-05-04 Lots to report. Gabi is in Arizona waiting to start school. Jon's married now and in Texas at Air ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2006-03-11 We now officially have two children in the military. Jonathan left for Air Force basic training on ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-11-29 WHAT A WEEKEND!!! We drove to Lansing, where I got to pick out a new mandolin, drove to Sterling Heights ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-10-04 Wheatland Music Festival happened again last weekend, and I had a blast. The weather was perfect, and ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-09-20 It really has been 5 months since I made the last entry. Suffice it to say that this year has been ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-08-15 Not long ago I realized my old Fender amp had gone missing. The last time it was used was at a friend's ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-03-13 I received a nasty shock when I checked my credit card statement on-line last night. I noticed a charge ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-01-31 My studio project is proceeding slowly. I did manage to get the computer room in some reasonable order, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-01-25 I'm off on my latest project....to convert an underused storage room into a recording space. Of course, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2005-01-08 We got our first real snowfall of 2004 last night. 6-8" of the white stuff, and more to come. It's been ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-12-05 It's been over two months since the last entry. Lot's of reasons for it, none very good. Since the ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-11-30 Pickford beat Brimley last night (football). We expected it to be a tough game, and it was until the ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-09-25 We're home from the fair now...8 whole days of non-stop fun. There were a few moments, such as yesterday ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-09-06 It was a bit of a whirlwind weekend. Friday night it was off to St. Paul, Mn. to pick up Jonathan. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-08-03 It's been a quiet week in Lake WoeBeGone....oh, sorry. That's Garrison's line. It has been a good ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-07-25 Where were you when the Challenger exploded? Some people view it as a pivotal moment in history. Like ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-07-16 There are times I have to wonder just what the hell is wrong with me.... Yesterday I went to Marquette ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-07-14 Summer seems to have arrived. It was a beautiful, warm day yesterday. Not many of those so far this ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-07-11 I saw a bear a few days ago on my way home from Jared's birthday party. I was on my bike and headed ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-06-27 Sunday morning must be my 'official' blogging time, since on average that's when it happens. Since ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-06-13 Pickford Schools brought home another trophy last night. We went to the U.P. Finals to watch Jon and ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-06-06 I saw "Shrek 2" last night....what a hoot! There's some truly funny scenes, some "been there, done ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-06-01 Rachel called a few days ago and told me how unhappy she was. It seems there's more to being a nanny ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-05-23 Dear Diary, Time to play catch-up. It's been weeks and weeks since I last wrote you. Hard to believe ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-05-16 I found this image here . Accompanying text from the article: ' This image shows the differences ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-04-24 Working on the site today. I've been interested in putting a calendar on the site, and found one that ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-04-17 I had a 'Wow....that's my kid!' moment last night. Without going into details, Jon was in a potentially ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-04-10 This is great! Except for the woods and where snow was piled from plowing, the ground is just about ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-04-09 Where to begin? It's been fairly eventful since I last put fingers to keys, webloggingly speaking. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-04-06 Have you ever wanted to strangle someone? I mean REALLY strangle someone? My hosting provider was ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-03-13 Damn I'm tired. It started out a fairly normal day and quickly turned to shit. Brian left at 9am for ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-02-17 Happy President's day, or is it merry President's day? I've never been able to keep that straight. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-02-16 Winter drags on. The snow is knee-deep in the back yard, and it was plowed not long ago. I read it's ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-02-11 We had a hoard of locusts descend on our house last night in the shape of teenagers. Jonathan had a ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-01-31 It's my fault, I admit it. I should have come home right away after driving to the Soo to not start ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-01-18 Laini's birthday party is today. Thankfully, Kevin's feeling better. It seems he developed a case ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-01-11 I did a little "consulting" recently and had to get down into the guts of the PASIII accounting system. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-01-03 It looks like we'll be buying the old house, problems and all. Rose is set on it, and I guess I can ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-01-02 I had a chance yesterday to check out a HDTV for the first time. WOW!!! The picture was incredible. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2004-01-01 Things are beginning to settle back down again. Gene's funeral was yesterday afternoon at St. Joseph's ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-30 It's been a long haul, especially for Rosalie. Last night was the first time in about the last year ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-27 Gabi left this morning. She's on her way to Texas to live with Neal and Jaclyn. She'll be taking care ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-26 My (internal) alarm woke me up at 7:00 this morning, so I should get up and update my weblog with all ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-24 The Russells are home now. Sara and Lindsey were released today with a clean bill of health. I hadn't ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-14 Ho ho ho. I've spent the day getting lights working and putting them on the tree. One bad bulb and ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-13 Lindsey is very close to delivering her second child. She was dialated 8-9 cm when I spoke with Kevin ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-12 Well, that's settled, at least for now. I won't be pulling my weblog from the xml file. The latest ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-06 There seems to be (at least) one absolute rule when it comes to building and maintaining a web site....it's ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-05 I just finished deleting the last entry I made a few days ago. I was reading it and thinking how boring ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-12-04 At lunch today, Brian was telling me about the gift he got his oldest son for his tenth birthday. A ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-11-24 Neal's a father!!! They had a little girl, 8 lb, 1 oz, born yesterday. Christened Charlotte Noelle, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-11-19 Isn't this an unusual drawing? http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-11-17 We had another birthday party today. Veronica's birthday was actually not today, but Rose wanted to ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-11-15 It's funny how we see events when we're children. One of the events I remember very clearly is when ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-11-07 It's not that I haven't wanted to post any entries the last month...I think of things daily that I want ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-11-01 It was a brief love affair....so intense, so full of hope and promise. But just like so many others, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-10-05 Hey!!! I need help!!! Anyone out there know how to set up Squid? Maybe I should call Cliff. I finally ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-09-26 Whew, I need to catch my breath. Lots of stuff happening lately. Neal called to tell us he got a fulll-time ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-09-20 I finally gave up on the photo album article I was working through and went straight for the big time. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-09-12 I just had the most surprising event happen. My brother-in-law sent a laptop to me that he no longer ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-09-06 Well, Cliff talked me into it. I got a wireless nic for my laptop, and a router to connect to the rest ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-08-20 Boy, we had some kind of fun yesterday...Kevin's building a pole barn for a garage, a simple little ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-08-17 I just heard from Cliff. He e-mailed to let me know they made it home ok. He also couldn't pass up ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-08-10 It's been a busy time, these last two weeks. More family visits, camping, a music festival, etc, etc, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-08-09 We started moving furniture and appliances, etc, over to Lindsey and Kevin's new house last night. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-24 I often visit The Weblog Review to find new (to me) weblogs to visit. Today's catch is called ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-20 Ah, Saturday........the day I look forward to all week long. I seem to be wishing my life away, living ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-19 I hate money. I hate dealing with it. I hate worrying about it. I hate keeping track of it. I do, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-18 When does the responsibility to guide/cajole/control your children's action and behaviors end? Is it ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-13 It's been a busy week here...constant procession of family coming and going. First Nathan picked up ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-12 I found this picture while I was poking around on my server... One of the kids took their fingers ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-06 One of the most difficult things in moviemaking has got to be creating a sequel that captures the audience ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-04 Well!!! I think I finally figured out my computer problem. The P.O.S. would crash every time I tried ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-07-02 My wife's off on a 4 day strech. Which means she won't be home till Tuesday. She works at a hospital ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-06-28 I guess I can mention that Lindsey is pregnant now. Due in December, just 5 days after Jaclyn. I learned ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-06-22 Guess what....I'm gonna be a grandpa again. Neal and Jaclyn came to the house a couple days ago and ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-06-20 I was repairing a drawer for the kitchen yesterday. You know what happens, the front comes off because ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-06-16 It's done now. Neal and Jaclyn were married last week....it was a lovely ceremony....no surprises thankfully. ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-06-07 I got to do something over the weekend that I hadn't done in a while...take my camera out to shoot pictures ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-28 I guess I'm getting used to the idea of having a rabbit around. She's cute, no doubt of that. Her ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-22 I'm sure there are a million songs that go something like this 'It's 4 in the mornin', I can't sleep ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-20 In less than two weeks my oldest son will be married..... He just graduated from the University at the ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-18 We had two track meets in the last two days...it would have been ok if it wasn't so freakin' cold.....and ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-17 It's raining....hard.....But I love storms. I love to watch the lightning light up the sky and listen ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-11 I ordered a DVD burner today....a welcome addition to my ever-so-slowly growing collection of tools, ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-09 I was watching my granddaughter tonight....what a sweetheart! She's two years old now. She has to see ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-08 A quiet Sunday afternoon. I'm all alone, something I'm enjoying more of lately. Having seven children ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-04 I should be in bed....but here I am chipping away at the site again. It seems that it's almost become ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-05-02 Damn....I'm really starting to get into this blogging thing. I've found weblogs that are full of teenage ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-04-29 The first entry into my weblog. I haven't done a diary or journal before, so this should be an interesting ... http://farfenoogan.com/blogentry.php?UID=2003-04-28