Category Archives: Family

Start ‘em Young Sez Me

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Gandalfe

It tickled me when granddaughter Amber wanted to play the bari sax. I ended up buying her a ruby red recorder. But not before taking some pictures. She is seven now and we wait in anticipation of what instrument she … Continue reading →

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A Man called JaAG aka Gandalfe

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Gandalfe

One of the partners thought I should blog about why I call myself JaAG at work. JaAG is just an expansion of my initials James A. Glass. It is also my Microsoft alias. So I often find myself in this … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons to Quit Complaining

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Gandalfe

“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive.” ~ Bugs Bunny Sometimes I’m wont to complain. Walking the halls I’ve heard some complaining this week that makes my complaints seem trivial. But there a lot to complain about; … Continue reading →

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Happy 80th Birthday Mom!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Gandalfe

The Glass clan are arriving in droves from all over the U.S. to help us celebrate mom’s 80th birthday. People are headed to airport to shuttle incoming family to Redmond. By tonight they will all be here. Bertie Dugger Glass’ … Continue reading →

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Lazy, Comfie, Rainy Sunday Morning

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Gandalfe

I am sitting here listening to one of my favorite shows, CBS Sunday Morning, and looked out to see a typical early spring morning in the Northwest. I like how the evergreen trees look as the fog nestles around them. … Continue reading →

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For Men: Fighting the Lust Thang

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Gandalfe

“I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.” ~ Jimmy Carter I was lookin’ around for something to highlight today and ran across this … Continue reading →

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Where did the money go ~ the family budget in 2009

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Gandalfe
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Facebook Permissions ~ a Plea for Fairness

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Gandalfe

I recently saw this post from a friend of mine on Facebook: I am guessing that Keri did not authorized this implicitly. Rather, she took a quiz and this picture got sent to all of her friends including Mom, Dad, … Continue reading →

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Ode to my Valentine, Suzy Jo

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Gandalfe

It is Suzy and my 35th year of marriage. We come from two sets of parents whose marriage lasted and is lasting their whole lives. This means we come from a gene pool with a predisposition towards establishing, maintaining and … Continue reading →

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Rich Americans ask for Social Security to be cut… again.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Gandalfe

I will admit to using sensationalism in my title to get you to read this post. But I suspect that IF you read it, you might be better informed for those many political conversations that you have, usually with your … Continue reading →

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