Scene: Grocery store cereal aisle Me: Did you get my cereal? Wife: There is no such thing as “Barb’s Wheat Squares.” Me: Hm. Wait, here they are. Wife: Those? Are those wheat? Me: Uh, multigrain? Wife: Are they squares? Me: Technically, they’re hexagons. Wife: Are they called Barb’s Wheat Squares? Me: Um, no. They’re called [...]

BSG is a great show—superb even—and awful. So if you’re watching it for the first time on DVD here is what I suggest: watch the first two seasons in their entirety. They’re great. In season three, watch through episode 42: Exodus Part 2. Then stop. Make up your own ending. Go rent something else. I [...]

The doorbell rings but I’m not sure I heard it. I lean back in my chair, straining my hearing towards the hallway, and listen. I hear small feet running to the front of the house. “Who is it?” My son’s voice echoes up the stairs and through the hall. No answer. He knows exactly what [...]

Doing some blog housekeeping tonight. I had been experimenting with using a tag cloud for the primary navigation to posts. I’ve decided that wasn’t working very well and reverted to a hybrid category + tags system which you can see on the new Archives page from the menu of links at the top of the [...]

Daughter: Dad, my friend told me I’m a drama queen. Me: That sounds about right. Daughter: OH MY GOSH YOU HATE ME!! I couldn’t stop laughing while she stormed out of the kitchen. I apologized after lunch (but seriously) and explained a few things. My lovely and talented wife is away on business for the [...]

Our vacation was so stress-relieving that, as I sat contentedly on the public toilet at the Morro Bay campground and heard footsteps approaching, I did not panic at all as I looked up and noticed that I hadn’t bothered to lock the door, the universal code among campers that means “this room is occupied.” I [...]