http://www.gamboas.org The Continuing Adventures of Ruben, Mona, Emily, Woodrow, Phoenix, Macy, and Hermione Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time... I know where my watch is, pal, where the heck is yours? Do I point at my butt when I ask where the restroom is? 2. People who are willing to get off their butt to search the entire ... http://www.gamboas.org/2010/01/10-things-that-drive-me-insane/ This year Woodrow announced that he no longer believes in Santa Claus. He just turned nine, so the announcement didn't come as a surprise, though I will miss warning "Santa Claus saw that!" Along with his announcement, he gave me his and Emily's Christmas Wish List. I ... http://www.gamboas.org/2009/12/innocent-greed/ As season ticket holders, we make the trek down to Denver for every Broncos home game. We usually have a great time, though Emily thinks football is barbaric and pointless. [gallery] This is our second year going to the games, and we were not expecting much. The offseason in Broncoland ... http://www.gamboas.org/2009/10/5-0/ Okay, If you haven't seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog by Joss Whedon, it's an absolute must!  It's a 45 minute internet show, which you can see on hulu if you click this LINK. The music is wonderful and the lyrics even better.  My choice of favorite song rotates every time I ... http://www.gamboas.org/2009/01/i-wanna-join-the-evil-league-of-evil-haahhhhahahahhahhhaaaa-im-workin-on-it/ [image title="snowshoe-dusk4" size="full" id="4575" align="left" linkto="http://www.gamboas.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/snowshoe-dusk4.jpg" ]Living in Wyoming it's tough to get moving in the winter.  However, several years ago I decided that since I love the outdoors so much, I best embrace Wyoming's type of sports.  I started with down-hill skiing.  I took the kids and we've had ... http://www.gamboas.org/2009/01/cross-country-skiing-in-the-moonlight/ It's November and I'm looking at our family home page, and I'm shocked I haven't posted any writing yet.  I should not be.  It's been that kind of year.  A kind of year where every second of every day is consumed with more things that need to get done than ... http://www.gamboas.org/2008/11/turkey-and-football/ Friday morning my dad passed away after a bout with cancer. The thing about cancer is that it zaps you of your strength long before it kills you. My dad's world shrank as his illness progressed, confined first to the city, then the hospital, a wheelchair, and finally ... http://www.gamboas.org/2008/08/sonata-for-a-good-man/ This past week we drove to Denver to attend Denvention3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention. There were the usual mishaps involving registration, the dealers room, and the art show, but overall the convention was wonderful. The kids programming, in particular, was stellar. Emily and Woodrow had ... http://www.gamboas.org/2008/08/worldcon/ Today was the kids' dentist visit. We've been conjecturing for some time that Emily will need braces, and I've been swapping horror stories with other parents. "$5,000? And the insurance only covered $1,500?" But the verdict came down today, and the verdict is good. The ... http://www.gamboas.org/2008/07/a-non-orthodontic-event/ The redesigned Gamboas.org is now publicly online! Transferring the system from my laptop to the real www.gamboas.org turned out to be more interesting than anticipated -- but what isn't? The good news is that it's up and running. We'll be updating with more posts from Mona's bike ... http://www.gamboas.org/2008/07/back-online/