It’s a light posting week for us, seeing as how Misty’s gone to Atlanta to say “Woo!” at U2 in the Georgia Dome. I’m taking care of Eli and Liza, which is fun right up to the point when it isn’t any more. Given that Eli is living up to his reputation of petri dish [...]
A little over a week ago, we went back to Arkansas to have some time with my family. We stayed on Greers Ferry Lake, one of the several Arkansas lakes brought to you by your local Corps of Engineers and their dams. We visited, swam in the lake, and Andrew and I water-skied. For those [...]
Both my home and work computers decided to go blooey over the weekend, so I’ll be spending my evenings’ spare time trying to resurrect them. So it’ll be light posting from me for the foreseeable future. And no, I’m certainly not spending all of my time playing Bioshock. What a silly idea!
Both of my grandfathers were in the military.
Both of Misty’s grandfathers were.
Both of our fathers served.
All lived.
Today, pause and remember those who did not.
Because, really, everyone knows today is the happiest day of the year. Fellow US residents, now’s your chance to freak out that you waited so long before doing your taxes, or you can be smug about how early you were done.
Sadly, we greatly over-estimated how much we needed to pay and got back huge refunds. [...]
In the past I’ve been dismissive of April Fools’ Day as practiced on the Internet. After this year, though, I’m taking off my old-man grumpy pants and putting on something newer and hipper. Parachute pants, perhaps. There were a number of funny and inspired jokes yesterday. Among my favorites:
BugMeNot claiming to require registration to use.
Wizards [...]
No post from me today, as my brain is too full of basketball to cope. Instead, why not listen to Tor’s mashup of Sufjan Stevens and Blackalicious?
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
I like my coffee like I like my women: in a plastic cup.
I like my coffee like I like my men: rich, strong, and hot.
I like my coffee like I like my men: tied up on the back of a mule led by Juan Valdez.
I like my coffee like I like my exes: finely ground [...]
