--So I somehow convinced myself to go to the mall for Christmas shopping last Friday, and I came across a new children's character being advertised prominently in huge banners. He's a young, svelte guy with noticeable muscle definition who is apparently trying to encourage kids to get more active and live healthy lives. Not a bad goal at all, ( Read more... )

So, engaged. Yay! Never thought I would get to this point... scratch that. Never thought I would get to this point before I met Vickie. Shortly after I met her I began to realize that might change ( Read more... )

My, it's been a while since I've posted, eh? Ah well, that's because life has been full of little mundanities I'm not sure people would have cared about. I'm reading more. I'm making adjustments to my exercise routine. I'm taking the dogs to the dog park. I'm making holiday plans ( Read more... )

For some reason the egg nog latte at Starbucks tastes like liquid ham.

So as the caring and protective ward of an utterly dependent boy, it's my duty to provide for his every need. If he desires to go outside and poop or devour an entire burrito, I would be a horrible provider to deny him these basic rights ( Read more... )

Well well, looks like it really is a new day. There's a huge number of obstacles that need to be overcome, so things certainly won't be easy. But it looks like we got the change we've been sorely needing has come to pass ( Read more... )

From the snarky TV listings of Entertainment Weekly:

Beer for My Horses Country singer Toby Keith plays a small-town deputy who sets off with his goofy sidekick to rescue a damsel in distress (Claire Forlani). Adapted from Shakespeare's Mead for My Steed.

So I'd really love to join Twitter, but I think I'd better not since my employer has told us that even thinking about posting on a blog on work time is punishable by severe flogging. (Note to corporate snoopers: I took today off! Check the records ( Read more... )

What the hell is this? No seriously. Near as I can tell it's Eastern Europeans on drugs interpreting the Simpsons interpreting Yesterday. It's only a minute and a half long, but it'll scar your brain for life.

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So I could talk about the Wall Street collapse and the proposed bailout, the nuts and bolts of which baffle even the most experienced economists though what is comprehensible seems like a horrible act/idea, and the end result of which will cost a lot of money and change slash and burn attitudes in Wall Street not one whit ( Read more... )