http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup The Crescent Fresh Blogging of a baseball loving author, family man and Christian Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:11:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you probably already realize, I blog here at WordUp pretty infrequently. It's not that I don't have thinks to say or that I don't want to blog them. In fact, the truth is, there are many things I observe and consider but I just don't ever get around to ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/07/04/methinks-i-smell-some-winds-o-change/ The Downtown Auburn Business Association is currently presenting "Out of the Box Art: A Celebration in Trompe L'Oeil." The summer art exhibit features several "boxes" of art that are done by local artists in the style of Trompe L'Oeil; which is attributed to the style of painting that achieves the ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/07/01/box-art-in-the-classic-city/ Daphne "Big Bird" Gramling and Stella "Little Chick" Gramling http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/06/22/the-glamorous-gramling-girls/ There are some days that you take everything for granted and dwell on everything but what is good. And then there are moments you realize how lucky you are. For me, that moment was last night when I opened my eyes, let loose a horrific groan and realized I was not dead ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/05/30/324/ I've had my first article accepted at Dugout Central. Check it out. Comment and click the Thumbs Up icon to show your love! Hopefully we'll see more of my articles published over there. Much of the content I submit will be will be Northeast Indiana related (akin to what I ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/05/26/now-appearing-at-dugout-central/ I wanted to send out word that I will be part of a DeKalb County Author's Book Singing on Saturday, May 17th. It takes place at MJ's Bookmark on South Main Street in Auburn from 1-4PM. Hope to see you there. But don't come for just me. There will be ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/05/14/book-signing-on-saturday/ I got my Flip Camera today. Pretty cool. Here's the first video I made; staring the two most talented Gramling girls of course... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/05/14/a-minute-at-the-nuthouse/ Okay, I swore that I would sit on my economic stimulus money to spite President Bush. But I guess I couldn't resist spending a little bit on this cool little video Flip Ultra camera. I have a Sony HandyCam (let me know if you are interested in buying it), but ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/05/08/i-flipped-my-stimulus-payment/ As you probably know, I don't get offended very easily. In fact, I openly claim that nothing offends me. However, there is one thing that comes frighteningly close: When people try thinking for me. I guess some people don't have anything better to do than but into people's lives and ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/05/02/something-that-almost-offends-me/ So, we go to Wrigley and the Cubs suck. We put up with belligerent Reds fans on the train ride up, then we deal with two giddy Reds fans we meet up with and then we make the long train ride home with about a half dozen drunken cubs fans. ... http://www.chadgramling.com/wordup/2008/04/19/gallery-wrigley-field-april-17-2008/