The Lovely and Talented Wife, who volunteers at our elementary school, recently convinced a kindergartner to do something he didn’t want to do by offering him the next two days off from school. Guess what day it was.

A man spends 10-20 hours every day with a woman in a virtual world. He “marries” her. Is he cheating on his flesh and blood wife? Of course he is. He may not be having sex with his virtual mistress but marriage is about a lot more than who you have sex with. Sitting alone [...]

It’s easier to say “I love you too” than it is to say “I love you anyway.” But I’m convinced that if you can’t, it won’t last. Fortunately, I have a very understanding and patient (and lovely and talented) wife. Our 10th anniversary was this January. Incidentally, the traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin. But [...]

I wasn’t sure if it was because the sun was shining this morning or just because I got enough sleep last night, but I woke up today in a good mood. Maybe it was catching green lights all the way to the school or the fact that, on this particular morning, listening to That’s Entertainment [...]

At the end of A Bug’s Life, when they’re clear-cutting stalks of grain like there’s no tomorrow, I couldn’t help but think that they’re going to extinct themselves, Easter Island style. And then, like a lunatic who has obviously watched this movie far, far too many times, I thought, “Nah. That Flick is a smart [...]

Some graduate student asked divorced Slashdot readers if a job in the IT industry contributed to their divorce. *rolls eyes* I need to get started on my thesis about how forks cause obesity.

I saw a television commercial the other day that showed a man washing his hair in the shower while he listened to his wife talking. The ad was for a product called High Endurance from Old Spice, a combined shampoo and body wash. I was starting to think that this was a good idea. This [...]