Our son is born!

Baby Notice:

Maximus Dempsey Gruber stepped outside the womb September 14th at 5:30 p.m. and weighed in at a healthy and robust 8 lbs. 11.6 oz. I say robust because he was a full month early! You can't keep a Gruber down, or in as the case may be, and try as she might she couldn't keep him in any longer. Such is the way of babies.

His beautiful mother, Yoshiko, is doing well and recovering comfortably at home surrounded by the sweet perfume of baby's breath, diapers, and baby gas. It must be the Roepenack side coming out in him, quite literally, and any recognition of this recessive gene in poor Maximus' genetic makeup is to be forwarded, kindly, to his Grandmother Jamie.

Welcome Max, we couldn't wait for you to arrive and now that you are here, we can't wait to see your face in our every waking moment. You are a blessing.

If you would like to extend your well earned congratulations to the hardest working mama in town, please feel free to leave Yoshi a comment on this here blog.

Chris

Yoshi is due soon

As most of you know my wife Yoshi is about to deliver our little boy. He is due in October but we are starting to think he is going to arrive a few weeks early. Who knows? We'll see soon enough I am sure. So far, everything is going as it should. She is healthy and so is the baby. That doesn't mean she isn't uncomfortable! My word, the litany of discomfort seems endless! She can't sleep, she is always hot, and she is soooo tired. Add to that short list: swollen feet, sore back, headaches, annoying husband (that'd be me - what did I do now?) itchy belly etc. etc. etc. Believe me, I am glad I am not pregnant even though sometimes I feel as if I am right along with her as I am made aware of her every twinge and pain and hunger pang!

LOL - the next time you hear from us I hope to be able to introduce the newest member to the Gruber clan. Until then, I have some feet to rub.

The Grub

Editing job pays off!

Hello everyone,

I wanted to make you all aware that the work I had done in editing the collection of short story boxing gems by Robert E. Howard, entitled Boxing Stories, has paid off! This is just one book in the 5 volume Bison Books (U. of Nebraska imprint) The Works of Robert E. Howard series. This set features many new and exciting publishing surprises covering five distinct genres of fiction - there is something for everyone in this series! Of course, Boxing Stories is my personal favorite but be sure to check out the other volumes as well, you won't regret it.

You can pick up this incredible collection of stories just about anywhere on the 'net by typing these keywords in any search engine -Boxing Stories Robert E. Howard Chris Gruber- or you can go directly to these sites:
http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bookinfo/4751.html (this is the hardcover but you can also get the softcover if you wish)
www.amazon.com
www.walmart.com

Check it out!

An extra special thanks goes out to Leo Grin for helping me land this gig. Thanks bud.

The Grub