Spring is the time of birthdays in the Webner family. Today is the birthday of one very special person, and Happy Birthday will be sung with gusto. Everyone knows Happy Birthday and has sung it hundreds of times — for family members, schoolmates, co-workers, and friends — but who wrote it? The melody for Happy [...]
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Who Wrote Happy Birthday?
Posted in Family, Music, tagged Birthdays, Copyright Law, Family, For He's A Jolly Good Fellow, Happy Birthday, Music, United States Supreme Court on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dissing The Stay-At-Home
Posted in America, Family, Politics, tagged 2012 presidential campaign, America, Ann Romney, Family, Hilary Rosen, Mitt Romney, Politics, President Obama, Stay-at-home fathers, Stay-at-home mothers on April 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The latest campaign snit involves a statement by Hilary Rosen, a Democratic “campaign strategist” — i.e., one of the endless parade of never-themselves-elected talking heads that appear regularly on TV “news” shows — about Ann Romney, the wife of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. In an appearance on CNN on Wednesday, Rosen dismissed Romney’s comments [...]
Searching For The Elusive Easter Basket
Posted in Family, Growing Up, tagged Candy, Easter, Easter baskets, Family, Growing Up on April 8, 2012 | 3 Comments »
On Easter morning 45 years ago, the Webner household would be a beehive of activity. When the go signal was given, five kids ranging from 11 to 4 would thunder down the stairs and fan out through the household, looking for their Easter baskets. My mother had this down to a science. She had scouted [...]
The Haircut Bell Curve
Posted in Family, Growing Up, Humor, tagged Bell Curve, Devo, Elvis Costello, Family, Growing Up, Haircuts, Home haircuts, Humor, the '60s on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My mother says I came into this world hairless and remained so for months. When hair first sprouted on my head, choices had to be made. At first, they weren’t made by me. Dad cut my hair using a home barber kit with electronic clippers. He specialized in crew cuts that required no barbering skills. [...]
A Twister’s Awesome Power
Posted in Family, weather, tagged Dallas, Family, Tornadoes, Twister, weather on April 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
If you thought the movie Twister was an exaggeration, think again. Dallas was hit by a huge storm earlier this week, and the footage of a tornado ripping through a truck stop and tossing trailers into the air like playing cards is pretty amazing stuff. My sister Cathy has always been terrified of tornadoes. Looking [...]
30 Wonderful Years
Posted in Family, tagged Anniversaries, Churches, Family, Marriage, Vermilion, Weddings on April 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Today is Kish’s and my 30th wedding anniversary. They have been 30 wonderful years — but it’s still hard to believe it has been 30 years since that special day when we tied the knot. It had been warm and in the 60s only a day or two before, but April weather in Ohio is [...]
Back To The Back
Posted in Family, tagged Back pain, drugs, Family, Steroids on April 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
One of our faithful Webner House readers asked me today for an update on my back. The short answer is: my back is better, thanks for asking. After suffering through several agonizing days where I hoped my back would improve on its own, I went to the doctor. Her examination led her to believe that [...]
Asking For Outfit Guidance From The Fashion-Challenged
Posted in Family, Humor, tagged '70s, '70s clothing, Bad Taste, clothing, Family, Fashion, Humor, Husbands, Loud Clothing, Wives, Women's Clothing on March 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every morning my lovely wife takes great care in assembling her outfit, thoughtfully matching her skirt or pants, blouse, sweater, shoes and a fashion accessory like a scarf or pearls. And then she foolishly throws caution to the winds by asking me what I think of the final combination. I always say that her choices [...]
The “Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud” Test
Posted in Family, Food, Humor, tagged Family, Food, Humor, Marriage, Relationships, restaurants, Washington D.C. on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When Kish and I lived in Washington, D.C. back in the ’80s, one of the hot restaurants in town was an eatery called Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud. Seriously. The name probably tells you everything you need to know about the place. It was the era of the Yuppie. Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud was [...]
Bad Back!
Posted in Family, Humor, tagged Aging, Back pain, Family, Golf, Health, Humor, Spine on March 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Sunday I was bending over to push a tee into the soft ground on number 5 North when it happened — a sudden pop of hot red pain in the small of my back. I staggered a bit and tried to stretch it out, but it was no use. I attempted a pathetic shot at [...]
Our First Place In Washington, D.C.
Posted in Family, tagged 1019 East Capitol Street, Family, Reflections, Washington D.C., Washington Post on March 19, 2012 | 4 Comments »
When Kish and I first moved to Washington, D.C. in February 1981, we lived on the third floor of a brownstone at 1019 East Capitol Street. It wasn’t a roomy place. There was one bedroom and a bathroom, a narrow living room and a tiny kitchen. But it was in Washington, D.C., and you could [...]
Art In The Basement
Posted in Art, Family, tagged Art, Basements, Family, Russell Webner on March 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
One of the many benefits of trying to clean out our basement is that I’ve uncovered a lot of Russell’s artwork. For a year or so, Russell used our basement as a studio, and if he felt like creating some art on the walls, he just did it. Since he’s left home, the artwork has [...]
The Drool Of The Dog Brigade
Posted in Dogs, Family, Humor, Kasey, Penny, tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charge Of The Light Brigade, Doggerel, Dogs, Family, Humor, Kasey, Penny, Poetry on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I never thought I would live in a two-dog household . . . but now I do. At every dinner I endure the plaintive looks of hungry dogs — and we experience another episode of pooches doing whatever they can to get noticed and be rewarded with a morsel from the table. With dogs to [...]
