The World Is Our Playground

So, the wife and I took a much-needed vacation to the left coast. We drove to San Francisco, spent the night on Fisherman’s Wharf (or a block south, anyway), then drove to Monterey. We spent Thursday afternoon through Saturday afternoon there, then drove to Sacramento, spent the night in Reno, and came home Sunday evening.

We [...]

I have decided to shun and refuse to eat anything with high fructose corn syrup in it. If it’s on the list of ingredients at all, I *will not* eat or drink it. Period.

“Dude. Why the extreme?”

There several websites that will tell you that there is no substantial evidence that high fructose corn syrup is [...]

Well, I took off at least this morning to handle some personal things that require attention. So far, my internet connection has died on us, I’ve taken girl 2 to school, and taken care of some of those “personal issues.” Please don’t speculate. I won’t divulge them here.

There seems to be a lot of change [...]

I took my daughter to school today. Being of young age and of responsible parenthood, I tend to stick around until the bell goes off to make sure she and the other students are safe. Typically, while standing there, I tend to hear some pretty off-the-wall things. I mean, these are pretty young kids, so [...]

So here’s a pic from where I’m sitting outside.

Well, lesson learned: when blogging from the phone, SAVE THE DRAFT. 20 minutes of writing, all down the drain. Synopsis:

Kids don’t dress right then look like they’re freezing. Not too bright.

Old people look like they’re ready for winter in Barrow, Alaska, but at least they’re warm.

Smoking is [...]

This evening, girl1 came to me and said, “Daddy! My bum is broken!” This was after she and her sister wrestled and basically beat each other senseless–an act that occurs with shocking frequency. She even pulled down her pants to show me where the injury occured. All I could see was a little red mark [...]

So my desk calendar is one of those 365-day things that has a different item for every day. The theme of this particular calendar is “Wacky Web Sites.” Today’s is http://runningfromcamera.blogspot.com/. The point is that the guy sets his camera on a tripod, then sets the timer for 2 seconds, then he runs as fast [...]

So I’ve become a huge fan of the Millhouse Coffee Shop in our first floor break room. They make a mean cup of hot chocolate. Today I had a white chocolate with a shot of coconut. Extreme deliciousness. There are a variety of individuals who work there. One guy has a bald spot but is [...]