We went out for ice cream last night. Normally, this isn’t big news – but when you’re the parent of toddlers, it is1. We have a little mom & pop place, not too far from the house, that makes some wonderful ice cream . . . so we packed the kids into my truck and… Continue reading Where I recount an evening trip for ice cream
Category: Parenting
Where I relax and just type what crosses my mind
I’ve managed at least one visit to the same gym for the past 21 weeks. I think this deserves some kind of special award. I’m trying to cut back on caffeine. I’m failing miserably. I, however, have cut way back on alcohol intake . . . but I worry that the primary reason for this… Continue reading Where I relax and just type what crosses my mind
Where I recount my past weekend
This past weekend was Easter weekend — well, I guess, the past two weekends were Easter weekend. See, my wife is Greek Orthodox, and as such, I’m heavily involved with the Greek Orthodox church in our community1. In fact, I’m the cathedral organist2. Since the orthodox calendar is different than the “western calendar” when it… Continue reading Where I recount my past weekend
Where I sit back and let the crazy fly
Pollen can suck a bag of dicks. Seriously – I haven’t felt right for the past two weeks, and I’m fully blaming allergies. My band (with the rhythm guitarist who does not have cancer after all, thank heavens) has a gig on Saturday night — our practices have been really good as of late, so… Continue reading Where I sit back and let the crazy fly
Where I completely rewrite Stephen King’s latest book
The idea of a vacation is a splendid one . . . get away, let the mind reset, let the body rest. In a perfect world, a vacation means turning the stress dial from 11 to 0, and then allowing yourself to enjoy that sensation while you heal. In my mind, I can say that… Continue reading Where I completely rewrite Stephen King’s latest book
Where I recount one of the longest nights of my life
I’ve actually gone back & forth about posting this a few times . . . see, it doesn’t involve running, or cycling, or boobs, or eating right, or music, or any of the other things that bring you here. But, this is “daddy runs a lot,” and it’s a big daddy moment — and, well,… Continue reading Where I recount one of the longest nights of my life
Where one last snuggle is needed
Mornings, sometimes, are impossibly difficult. I wake up impossibly early because I need to work out because, if I don’t, the voices in my head turn their whispers into screams and I spend the day at work huddled in a corner asking “is it safe?”. This would be fine if I went to bed at… Continue reading Where one last snuggle is needed
Where the topics I write about range from bacon to zombies to Strawberry Shortcake.
I keep meaning to start a technical blog post series, titled “Techie Tuesdays,” where the first post will be explaining the way HTML works. But, it’s really fucking hard to write an entertaining blog post about how HTML works. I missed that today (Chinese New Year) is a holiday in the Philippines . . .… Continue reading Where the topics I write about range from bacon to zombies to Strawberry Shortcake.
Where the bullet points return
I’ve been swamped, more than usual, at work, so bullet points you get: Is it just me, or are allergies especially crazy on the east coast this winter? I’m guessing the mild temperature to extreme cold cycle is just keeping some stuff alive that normally just dies off, and as such, my eyeballs feel like… Continue reading Where the bullet points return
Where I pour my heart out
So, I’m over at Shell’s place today, pouring my heart out about worry. Won’t you hop over & say “hi?”