We spent the morning at “Community Day” at the kids’ elementary school…parades, pizza, wooden building blocks, and lots of kids that weren’t mine. That, however, is done and over with now. School’s out for summer. We’re now the parents of a fourth grader and a first grader. Now, I just need to survive the little […]

If you’ve been following my twitter at all this week, you’ll have seen that in the last couple of days, I’ve had to endure a tornado related evacuation and an office fire drill, that, given the timing, wasn’t exactly planned. ♬ It’s the End of the Word As We Know It♬ , indeed. We’ll see […]

After being stood up by paving guy number one, and once last night by paving guy number two, the owner of Harrison Paving (that’s company number two) came by this morning, apologized for last night’s mishap, and offered me a good price well within my budget (and should leave me enough left over in the […]

This morning’s random selection from the Sansa. Enjoy. And yeah, that Scarlett Johansson record’s much better than it has any right to be. “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” – The Beatles “Born Too Late” – The Clarks “Who Are You” – Scarlett Johansson “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” – Public Enemy “Mr. Fancy Pants” (live, w/ […]

It’s another Friday back home after a week on the road. It’s raining, I didn’t want to get out of bed. Deja Vu, huh? It’s another Friday back home after a week on the road. It’s raining, I didn’t want to get out of bed. Deja Vu, huh? That was a cheap joke, wasn’t it? […]

We slept peacefully through distant thunderstorms last night. The gentle tapping of raindrops on the house and the leaves on the trees outside imparts a unique calming feeling. Of course, when one’s alarm clock goes off at 5:40am after such a restful night, one does not wish to leave the peace and comfort of one’s […]

First, let me direct your attention to the photo gallery, where I added a handful of shots from Andrew’s baseball game on Saturday. Shots taken with something other than a cell phone camera, even. Second, although this news a bit old, and we filled most everyone in already, Yes, one of the tornadoes in Virginia […]

Like I said the other day over on the sidebar, I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t just a little bit sick. The latest round is running through the whole family; I’m still stuffy, Colleen and Mary are both out of it…we just keep passing it back and forth. Oh well…music: “Disco Duck” – […]

Below, the soundtrack of my morning while I address a full inbox of email and fantasize about getting my driveway repaved… Mmmm…macadam… “Outta my Mind” – the Donnas “Beautiful Girl” – Poe “Break Your Heart (live)” – BNL “Run Like Hell” – Pink Floyd “Upside Down” – Tori Amos “There’s A Fine, Fine Line” – […]

the same rules as usual; random tunes from your mp3 collection, but, thanks to a happy accident, this one’s one louder: “Train of Love” – The Clarks “Yawning or Snarling” – The Tragically Hip “Walking on the Moon” – The Police “She” – KISS “Two Hearts” – Joe Charles “Satch Boogie” – Joe Satriani “Down […]