A new addition

This is my first blog post. I still have some qualms about the public nature of blogging, but she who will be obeyed is rightly pressuring me to write some.

The Blog title, "What A Bunch" is what TGP said every night as we scattered to go to bed. I hope for these musings to be mostly about family, so the title seems appropriate.

This post should be about the new addition to our family. Reds fans from the 70s will remember Captain Hook, who pulled pitchers early in the game before that was cool. The Big Red Machine was always more about the bats than the arms. We have been a dog family since shortly after our move to a house with a real back yard in 1997. Teddy Shipou (whose story will certainly be in a later post) was a great dog, but he died rather suddenly earlier this summer. Both girls were home, which was a blessing. We mourned, but were ready to go back to being a two dog family again fairly soon. The girls insisted that we not get another Scottie that looked just like Teddy, therefore the more obscure white-haired variety became our focus.

Meet our version of Sparky Anderson:





Some challenges remain with formatting.


We'll see how this evolves. I anticipate musings on topics of interest, which will include family stories, grammar, software development, child rearing, my faith and who knows what else.

Stay tuned.