Despite how I may grumble about this/that/the other thing, I really do know that 99% of it all falls under First World Problems. Doesn’t make it any more fun, but lends a certain perspective when I think I’m going to …
1. Thou shalt use pencil and only pencil. Thou shalt not use colored pencil, erasable pen, or a quill dipped in the tears of a unicorn. Pencil, well-sharpened or mechanical. 2. Thou shalt scribe legibly, for thou does not …
Amidst the hubbub and generalized chaos of the last week, I celebrated a dozen years of wondering why I thought I’d be a great parent A turned 12. He is a full-on tween and cannot wait for the official teen years …
Boy, I wish I had a great story for the radio silence of the last several weeks. Something cool like Tiffani picking up her family and taking off on a one-way ticket to South America. Alas, nothing fun or exciting, …
Oh, and things were going so well. We had a pleasant Christmas, had plans for an extended family party in Springfield, had additional plans for the New Year. And then a wee little bug looked at us, laughed maniacally, and …
Only a Once in a Century repeating date would bring me out of my self-imposed hiatus. So, in honor of the last cool date of my lifetime, 12 things going on here behind the scenes at the House of Chaos. …
Blogging is much different than it was back when I started. I’ve had this site (though originally under a different name) for seven years this January, and read blogs for a full year before that, just to make sure it …
So I bought a PowerBall ticket this afternoon, as I’m sure many of you did. Yes, I probably have a better chance of giving birth to a herd of hippos; I bought one anyway. When the pot hits $550 million, …
I stole borrowed this from Adventures and Trials. You can tell I’m on the last several days of NaBloPoMo, eh? Perhaps next year I’ll plan ahead and write posts ahead of time. Hey. Quit laughing at me, it could happen. …
Well, hello there holiday season! Didn’t see you come in, you sneaky little bastard, you. I would have baked a cake or hung some lights or, I dunno, been better prepared. I know, Thanksgiving should have tipped me off, but I …
