One of the side-effects of working from home is that I often don’t know what day it is. I rarely know the date. Come to think of it, I sometimes don’t know the month or year. I haven’t worn a wristwatch in the past decade and it’s all a blur anyway now that I’m always [...]

The girl refuses to stay young. Not two weeks after she got her first two-wheeler, she made me promise that I would remove the training wheels the very next time she rode it. It took her all of a week to be able to ride and make turns on her own. I’m sure she’ll conquer [...]

I changed my last diaper a few days ago after about 61 months of daily changes. Our youngest has graduated to big boy briefs and there was much rejoicing. The smell of poopy diapers has left the building. No longer do children come crying to me with soiled underpants. Now, I supervise. Go to the [...]

A friend writes, “Went to the 12:01 showing last night. Gotta say, not a whole lot of women there. And they say there are no single guys left.” I’m seeing it tonight.

Just Wait Until Your Chaotic Evil Father Comes Home — defective yeti

My daughter this morning revealed a plan to do away with our cats. It involved diversion, a flanking maneuver, and a box. Quite the little scheme and, although not foolproof, I think it would probably work — and happily so. I considered it for more than a moment. When I asked her why we would [...]

No posts for a week and suddenly three in one day. Such is the sporadic nature of the inner workings of my mind. The children have become fast friends with the other children in the neighborhood. I’m not sure what prompted this, although, in the Boy’s case, I’m sure it has something to do with [...]

With apologies to Ogden Nash. It just shows how much I like Flickr that when they add new features I get all goose bumpy. They added some new features today. Honestly, it’s the best web site ever. I have no less than five links on my bookmarks quickbar to go to various places within the [...]