My buddy Dave has started a new blog talking about his mission to simplify and declutter his life (and yours) called Stuck in Stuff. And over the weekend he did the most amazing thing: But I have an idea. A spontaneous idea that might change my life forever. I’m calling it the 100 Thing Challenge. [...]

The girls went to the ballet with friends on Sunday (Sleeping Beauty performed by ABT). We were shooting in the doorway when she thought she heard them arriving.

Two related items for your amusement and delight on a Friday afternoon. A pregnant-mommy-in-labor-robot to teach doctors how to deliver babies. And a comic about birth and dignity by xkcd. Enjoy. Mommy the Automaton: New Interactive Simulators Teach Labor and Birth Dignified – xkcd

The air glows in the early evening sunlight, warming our faces as we make our way to the park with friends, the girls laughing and giggling and running ahead, the boys chasing after. I carry the supplies—sometimes taking the lead, sometimes falling behind—but always keeping the steady pace. The neighborhood feels paused, as if the [...]

Happy belated, Sonnet (world’s cutest Fake baby).

“Of course, it’s not really a question anymore, is it? In the current state of Potter mania, it’s an invitation to recite the loyalty oath. And you’d better answer correctly. Start carrying on like Moaning Myrtle about the repetitive plots, the static characters, the pedestrian prose, the wit-free tone, the derivative themes, and you’ll wish [...]

Daughter: Where’s Max? Uncle M: He went to the great cat store in the sky. Daughter: What’s that mean? Uncle M: Max died a couple of months ago. Daughter: Oh. Are you going to get another cat? Uncle M: We’ve been thinking about it. Daughter: You should get a kitten. They last longer.

I’m bemused and delighted. I’m not sure if it’s the way they talk about something without actually saying it, their smiling faces, or their over-the-top sincerity; but whatever it is, this site makes me happy. Clean is happy

Believe it or not, last night was the first time I watched The Magnificent Seven. It’s an excellent Western marked by it’s unusual portrayal of gun-fighters compared to most Westerns that came before it. In particular, the gun-fighter lifestyle is shown as one filled with loneliness, desperation and missed opportunities rather than glamorized. It’s a [...]