How Can You Be "More Than Welcome" ?!

This phrase, along with others like "more than happy" ... just doesn't make sense.

To be "more than" suggests you begin at a certain place and then proceed further or increase from that starting point.  There is an initial frame of reference and the more than explains the addition or expansion.  This works when you're talking about something like a slice of pie ("Can I get more than she has?") or maybe money ("This should be more than enough to cover the cost.") ... But when you are talking about abstract points of reference, such as "happy" or "welcome" it is just impossible to really apply the more than moniker.

What is more than happy?  Are there units of happiness and "happy" isn't at the top of this chart?

What is more than welcome?  Is there a welcome range where "You're Welcome" is somewhere near the middle of welcomeness?

Just say it so it makes sense.  Please.

Song Of The Day:
I love the country group Little Big Town, but their song "A Little More You" fits in with my question related to this blog post.  How does a person give a little more of themselves?  According to the music video, it seems like they are referring to less clothing ... but that can't be it can it?

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So You're Bald ... Again ?!

I am one of those husbands who checks in with his wife before doing certain things, even though she almost always tells me she has no preference.  One of these "things" is the hairstyle I am going to wear for the next little while.  I've blogged before about being unable to find a look that sticks for very long ... but I cannot recall writing about my preference to be bald or clean-shaven on top.

I love the low-maintenance of a 'no hair' hairstyle!

I do not hate having hair and I am not an unclean person.  But there are just certain situations where not having to worry about your hair is a BIG advantage.

A few off the top of my head (pun intended):
 - Camping.  Sure you can wear hats while you camp, but I'm not really a big 'hat' guy.  I wear them, but mostly just when I need to cover my head from a possible sunburn.  But with 'no hair' you can just lather on sunscreen every few hours and avoid that weird hat line across your forehead.
 - While Doing Yardwork.  I have LOTS of landscaping stuff going on at my house now, and the absence of hair (and/or a hat) is so nice.  If it gets really hot, you can just spray your whole head with the hose ... voila!  Clean!  And protecting from a sunburn is also much easier.


Scary grin I must say!

 - For Early Morning Events.  Truth is, no matter how clean your hair is, 'bed head' is very hard to mask (at least with my hair anyway).  But shave it all off and ... ahhhhhh ... a little water in your palm, quick rub of the scalp, dry off and GO!
 - Driving In The Car With The Windows Down.  I have no a/c in my car, so it's 'windows down' during the summer.  Your hair can't get that weird windblown look if it's GONE!  So very nice!

So thanks to my wife for supporting my clean-shaven head look.  I patiently waited for our family pictures before cleansing the palette.  What do you think of the look?

Song Of The Day:
Many love songs are about lost love or broken relationships where someone misses someone else.  "Lost" by Little Big Town is one of these types of songs.  But I am using it today even though I am not lost without my hair ... instead, I feel the opposite ... I've been lost without my hair-free scalp.
It's good to see you again my bald friend!  :)

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Did You Miss Me ?

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder ... and I agree.

This photo was at his birth.
He is much bigger now!  :)

For the past two evenings, my wife and our youngest child (Spencer) have been at the hospital.  Turns out he has RSV and needed several breathing treatments to get his oxygen levels right.

Today, they were able to come home.

It is great to have Spencer home again.  Sure he has to be on oxygen for the next 4-6 weeks, but he's home!  I'm equally (probably moreso) excited to have Karen home too!

In honor of their safe return home, here's is today's ...

Song Of The Day:
Time for some more country music from one of my favorite groups from the past decade plus.  Little Big Town has had some good sized hits (their most recent is "Pontoon" but that's not the song of the day).  One of my favorites from the first of their CDs that I purchased is "Bring It On Home" and that is the song of the day today ... because I know Karen is just as happy to be home as we are to have her and little dude back!  :)

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