http://lifeon8thstreet.com Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:46:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=186 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=186#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:46:58 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=186 Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs. P. J. O’Rourke (1947 – ) For those interested in this on-going segment on Cosey’s art and the true meaning of life, please visit the other posts on Part 1 Part 2 and Part 3 < Chloe, Prone. In a [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=186 0 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=170 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=170#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:32:50 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=170 Few things make me reflect on love, life, or emotions. Blah. I have always seen myself as emotionally tougher than that… not a stone wall per se, but maybe a big rubber one. It is not something that I have sought as much as gained in my life, lending to the fact that at some [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=170 4 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=130 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=130#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 17:05:30 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=130 “Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.”  Leo Durocher (1906 – 1991)   Cosey was running up to me looking like she was going to burst open with excitement. You see, I had come home half-way through work because I had forgotten something, which was nothing new. Forgetting things has now become a regular part of my daily [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=130 3 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=123 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=123#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:47:07 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=123 “Slow and steady wins the race, then wastes no time grinding salt-caked glass in your open wounds.” Randy K. Milholland It was around 1100 AD. There was a guy, I’m sure, who was sitting in a back room of the Chartres Cathedral. laboring away on the new piece of art for the front entrance of the [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=123 3 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=120 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=120#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:41:12 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=120 “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) It does not come often enough. That extraordinary time when I can leave the world behind and actually relax without the crying, complaints, excuses… and heaven help me the lies. No, I am not talking about my kids, or even [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=120 6 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=95 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=95#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:18:56 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=95 “Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.” Charles Lamb (1775 – 1834) Yeah,.. i know. I have not been posting in awhile. There will be no excuses, however I plan to kick it into gear now… so back off. No large rant today. Just a few pics from our outing at the park today. enjoy. Chloe takes on Gravity.. and [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=95 1 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=80 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=80#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:15:12 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=80 “The Alternative to vacation is to stay at home and tip every third person you see” -Anonymous 8 Days. It was what we needed. On July 4th we packed up and jumped in the car with Terrie’s sister and her family in tow and we rode out to Blairsville, Ga to my family’s lake house. I didn’t realize [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=80 3 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=78 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=78#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:33:14 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=78 Imagine this: Cosey “whooting” ….yelling “go-go-go-go” and then “awesome!” in the middle of Best Buy today. I never have really played with one of those Wii consoles before.. but I have to admit, it was pretty neat. Price tag was $250… could be our next rainy day activity purchase if the price comes down. ]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=78 2 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=72 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=72#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 04:57:00 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=72 “What we call ‘Progress’ is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.” Havelock Ellis (1859 – 1939) Spawned by a comment from Erin, I decided to take a step back and see how much we have actually done to the house since we bought it. Each project seemed like a slow process and I really [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=72 0 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=67 http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=67#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 03:12:17 +0000 Rob http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?p=67 “Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but is also a disruption of thought.” Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860) My Saturday hOmowner Reinvestment Endeavor (S.O.R.E.) this weekend was completed outside. Specifically, I was building a garden fence in front of the house for aesthetic reasons and just because [...]]]> http://lifeon8thstreet.com/?feed=rss2&p=67 4