THE DOMESTICATED BACHELOR

Mom’s Life Sketch and Eulogy

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:52:06 +0000

(This is an edited version of the life sketch/eulogy I gave at my mom’s memorial service in CA 2 weeks ago today. Anything I could say about mom would be thoroughly inadequate.)

Early Years

Sherry Perry was born Sherry …

Mom’s Obituary

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:34:59 +0000

My mom passed away Christmas Eve morning. I really miss her.

Sherry Lee (Hinkle) Perry, age 61, of Shakopee, MN died at home on Saturday, December 24, 2011 after a long struggle with cancer. Sherry was born February …

Erector Set Plane

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:28:36 +0000

Saturday night, instead of going to a birthday party with friends, I stayed home sick and built an Erector set. I’d never built one before, but received one as a gift last Christmas & didn’t crack it open until …

7 Ways Buying a Car is Like Dating

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:06:59 +0000

I was in a car accident a few weeks ago (sorry, I forgot to take photos) and it pretty much interrupted my post-Hawaiian trip afterglow. My 10 year-old ‘old-man car‘ was smashed up, but since the

…

Snorkeling In Hawaii

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:49:57 +0000

I recently returned from Hawaii after spending 2 weeks being a camera-crazed tourist (I took 1800 photos). One of my favorite parts of the trip was the snorkeling jaunt we made off the coast of the big island near …

Naming the Bachelor Fortress

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:37:45 +0000

The Vanderbilts have the Biltmore Estate. The French royals had Versailles. Blenheim Palace is the birthplace of Winston Churchill and has a fun garden maze. Superman had the Fortress of Solitude. Um, there’s Howard’s End. See, I think …

Drilling Holes (In My Wall) For Mankind

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:12:18 +0000

I just drilled holes in my wall to hang a stained-glass window and it only took me 2 months. I’m on the ball.

In August, after some searching, I finally found and purchased a cool stained-glass window at …

6 Killer Dating Links

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:55:52 +0000

Writing this blog gives me a great excuse to troll the web and read articles on dating without seeming too weird. Or much weirder. Anyway, the links can sometimes be insightful and full of swell ideas for relationships and dating. Here are 6 killer articles on the world of dating.

Butter Question On A Social Networking Site

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:00:04 +0000

(The following is a recent online conversation I had about butter, salt, and margarine with some of my friends on a certain social-networking site. Names have not been changed to protect any innocents. All are guilty!)

Antique Stained-Glass Window For the Bachelor Pad

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:57:16 +0000

Earlier this summer I found this great stained-glass window at an antique shop in Iowa. It was perfect because I'd been looking around for a nice one at a decent price, but everything similar cost about 50% more or just wasn't appealing enough. This was just right. I even managed to get the seller to come down a bit on price. Score! This 2' x 3' window might not be terribly old, but I like the design and the colors. I also like the cathedral/church window shapes within the window.