This has been a week of long, slow days. Friday, however, be the longest, since upon completion of the workday, Colleen and I are road-tripping to Alexandria for dinner and a show from the guys at #10. Date night is LONG overdue… “Can’t Get There From Here” – R.E.M. “And We Danced” – The Hooters […]

I spent a few days pretty sick this week; not at all fun. My senses of smell and taste were completely hosed; for almost 48 hours, I could only smell ammonia, with alarming acuity; dealing with a potty training infant was not a pleasant thing. I’m still not well, but at least I can taste […]

Earlier this morning, we wrapped up the 2009 Cub Scout pinewood derby. This was Andrew’s first year, and he was terribly excited. Last night, we did the track set-up and unofficial weigh-in/shakedown, which really caught his attention. While he was interested in building the car previously, he had little idea of what to expect. After […]

Some time late last week, something strange began happening in my bathroom. While I’m sure your imagination and mine can conjure all sorts of more interesting sentences to follow that one, I’m going to ruin the fun, and reveal that the water in my shower would only maintain a proper shower temperature of 130° for […]

So, uh, Happy New Year, for what it’s worth. Maybe one of these days, I’ll write up an 08 retrospective, but I don’t feel like it right now; this is the first time I’ve turned my computer on in a week; I’m just enjoying my time off, hanging out with the family, letting the GPS […]

While doing the last of my Christmas shopping the other week (specifically, while picking up a copy of “How to Be A Domestic Goddess” by Nigella Lawson for Colleen), I ended up with a good Borders coupon. So, today we ventured out to to the one Borders books in the Richmond area (via a roundabout […]

So, seeing as it’s the day after Christmas, I suppose some sort of update is in order; just a little bit of flavor of our holiday experience, if you will. I was awakened Christmas morning by the dulcet tones of my wife’s voice, intoning “Hon, can you wipe the poop off of the baby while […]

Seeing as this was one of the least eventful weeks in recent memory, but in order to avoid this site from turning into nothing but a succession of “random ten” entries, I’m going to just play stream of consciousness and toss some random observations and links out into the aether for anyone who’s interested…. ♦If […]

Given the rain, my allergies, the lack of much money in the entertainment budget (thanks, water heater!), and sheer sloth, I didn’t get out much this weekend. It was just easier to stay camped on the couch, getting up occasionally to cook meals, clean up after children, and do some laundry. My biggest accomplishment was […]

since I have some time (see last post), here’s some of this weekend. The first part of the weekend, Andrew and I went camping with the scouts at the local scout reservation for the district camporee. The usual scout camp rules apply; get to the site late, set up tents in the dark. Luckily, we […]