tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post6021447199752267934..comments2023-10-22T03:37:37.574-04:00Comments on Baron It All: Zoos, Zoning Out & Going For A Drive (Issue #148)Frank Baronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-11305148314044348352007-09-06T15:38:00.000-04:002007-09-06T15:38:00.000-04:00It still works for my guys Crabby. (And me.) :)It still works for my guys Crabby. (And me.) :)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-79732252486985110352007-09-06T13:56:00.000-04:002007-09-06T13:56:00.000-04:00Love the pictures. And it sounds like a great day...Love the pictures. And it sounds like a great day. Who needs a zoo when you got a swamp? I bet it's a day that they'll remember.<BR/><BR/>My parents could always buy us off from any thwarted adventure by buying us burgers. Something about going to a diner and getting to have a cheeseburger, fries, and a coke could totally make our day. That was back before there was a fast food joint on every corner though. Wouldn't work now!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-83743487266756004702007-09-04T22:52:00.000-04:002007-09-04T22:52:00.000-04:00Not quite that much Darrell - maybe $25. And I thi...Not quite that much Darrell - maybe $25. And I think you're right. It's not always the Ultra-Special Glamorous days that stick in the memory banks.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe it's that I didn't have any of those days.... ;)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-50271716175964819862007-09-04T18:10:00.000-04:002007-09-04T18:10:00.000-04:00Doesn't always take a lot of money to find a way t...Doesn't always take a lot of money to find a way to enjoy spending time together as a family. Unfortunately, you might have used $55 worth of fuel on your little drive, though? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, your boys will probably cherish this memory as they get older - even though they might not fully appreciate it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-10074741897390125732007-09-04T10:36:00.000-04:002007-09-04T10:36:00.000-04:00Spidey, that's their normal look when I tell them ...Spidey, that's their normal look when I tell them to hug each other for the camera.<BR/><BR/>I bet your son enjoyed that rambling drive as much or more as he would have the game. All pro sports are getting ridiculous now, price-wise.Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-88924995062106718752007-09-04T02:14:00.000-04:002007-09-04T02:14:00.000-04:00I have to give it to you straight. The lads look p...I have to give it to you straight. The lads look peeved. If you had all been on a pirate ship the word that comes to mind is MUTINY. <BR/><BR/>A few months ago I went to the local baseball stadium expecting that the cheap seats would be under $10. However, I discovered that the least expensive were $20 each and the parking was $10 extra and I did not like either team (the local Florida Marlins are awful, and they were playing another awful team). <BR/><BR/>So my child's first baseball game experience was postponed and we had one of those rambling drives to various stores and fast food and ice cream. Improvisation is the soul of wit.Moby Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921345586805781063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-20389190752676004722007-09-04T01:40:00.000-04:002007-09-04T01:40:00.000-04:00It's contagious Hildegarde. :)It's contagious Hildegarde. :)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-59650014690992656672007-09-03T18:40:00.000-04:002007-09-03T18:40:00.000-04:00yes, i see, yes, uhm, interesting swamp, zzzzzzzz,...yes, i see, yes, uhm, interesting swamp, zzzzzzzz, yes ... whoops, I think I have been zoning-out :-)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-10689664718198846342007-09-02T10:09:00.000-04:002007-09-02T10:09:00.000-04:00Thanks Bethjura and you're absolutely ri-...zzzzzz...Thanks Bethjura and you're absolutely ri-...zzzzzz....<BR/><BR/>I dunno where he gets his fashion sense Unique. Honest.<BR/><BR/>:)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-8880835906687826252007-09-01T11:55:00.000-04:002007-09-01T11:55:00.000-04:00plaid. public plaid. mm.hm..plaid. public plaid. mm.hm..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-45792816910717238852007-08-31T18:10:00.000-04:002007-08-31T18:10:00.000-04:00I always enjoy the musings! and the best advice i ...I always enjoy the musings! and the best advice i can give anybody is to perfect the zoning out thing. It comes in handy so very often.bethjurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055626325541783617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-20439711618899358872007-08-29T19:41:00.000-04:002007-08-29T19:41:00.000-04:00Thanks Hilary. Jake thanks you too. ;)Thanks Lori....Thanks Hilary. Jake thanks you too. ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks Lori. They BOTH thank you too. :)<BR/><BR/>Anon, you're absolutely right - that's loosestrife. It's not regarded highly here either. I'm actually seeing less of it these days though. I think those loosestrife-eating beetles are starting to have an effect.Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-3323628988905639862007-08-29T18:13:00.000-04:002007-08-29T18:13:00.000-04:00Those beautiful purple flowers looks suspiciously ...Those beautiful purple flowers looks suspiciously like purple loosestrife, a highly invasive plant on the Illinois' list of noxious weeds. Illegal to grow or sell. They take over. But they are beautiful. Maybe they are native to Ontario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-75565558981950385602007-08-29T15:32:00.000-04:002007-08-29T15:32:00.000-04:00Good nostalgic brain fodder, Frank. Good looking y...Good nostalgic brain fodder, Frank. Good looking young men you have there, too.Lori A. Basiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115503014838870398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19155961.post-58141108488981409142007-08-29T15:14:00.000-04:002007-08-29T15:14:00.000-04:00I don't know about the zoning out part being genet...I don't know about the zoning out part being genetic... but those pajamas.. oh my! He's his father's son, alright!<BR/><BR/>Nice story. It triggered some of my own memories of drives and ice cream and revisiting old haunts. Nice pics too.. love that tree. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com