It’s not that I hate my bank–they’re great. It’s just that every time I have to call them I feel a tiny part of my soul blacken and die. hunch_staff: Sorry, your topic “Should I eat my children?” was declined. Reason: Gruesome. Monsters vs. Aliens was good. Words I never imagined would enter my brain: [...]

The kids were playing with their friends yesterday afternoon, running through the house, through the yard, feet stomping up and down stairs, and all the while the non-stop sound of laughter echoed through the halls, sometimes far away, a murmur, sometimes bursting unexpectedly into glorious explosions of joy. It was comforting. Like I’m doing something [...]

I scanned this card we got from my son yesterday. He’s very sweet and I love him and I love that he made us a card. Still. It haunts me. Move your mouse over the card to see the inside. Yes, the inside seems more frightening… at first. But flip back and forth a few [...]

The Lovely and Talented Wife brought home new Easter-themed socks for The Boy. “It’ll get him to change them,” she said. Now seeking: socks for April Fool’s day, National Poetry Month, Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Arbor day.

I’m just Mr. Software lately. Every morning my kids ask me about the weather so they can get dressed. This is my first attempt at building a simplified weather forecast page for them. It’s the weather report for today and tomorrow in a kid-friendly format. Once you’ve got it bookmarked, your kids are just one-click [...]