The cub larned to clap somewhere along the line and apparently knows the word to So when I ask him to clap he'll do it with a big smile.

Well, Marscon 2011 was a blast. I still have to sort through pictures and will get a full report up later, but some of the highlights were attending two panels where Jim Butcher was a speaker. Getting Jim & Shannon Butcher's autographs in my Dresden Files RPG books and other items. Also got to attend some other neat panels and hear some other folks ( Read more... )

Yesterday afternoon stryck and I went down to the beach with the werecub. We didn't actually get into the sand or surf; instead we took a walk along the boardwalk. We'd never really done that before and were pleasantly surprised by all the little extras along the way ( Read more... )

I had gotten the urge to try and make some pickles since we found our local farmer's market has cucumber on sale for relatively cheap. Stryck picked up a couple last week and when I had the day off on Tuesday I packed up our quart jar with this recipe and waited until Friday after work to test them out ( Read more... )

We were supposed to has a friend over today to hang out and relax from the weekend... until we got snow. Apparently he has never driven in snow so didn't want to risk it, so I offered that we could go visit him since I'm used to driving on it. His response was "Let's not risk it and just plan something for next weekend.". Normally this wouldn't bug ( Read more... )

I have been busily updating my wishlist on Amazon since it's now universal. You can find it here.

Scientific study finds that cats really do control humans.

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Just a reminder: Today marks the 75th anniversary of a truly momentous day in American History.

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Saw this on one of the forums I frequent and just had to share: 1800s Vampire Killing Kit Nabs $14,850 At Stevens Auction