A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. And they're going to include a scene in Thor where the GOD OF THUNDER gets knocked down by an electric weapon? Really?!?

Sarah & I had an extraordinarily positive customer service experience Saturday. We took the van for an oil change & Service at...

Meinecke Car Care Center

999 Duluth Hwy

Lawrencevilled GA

If you're ever in the vicinity and need vehicle work, that is the place to go.

I had never been to it before. I chose the place solely because of its proximity to ( Read more... )

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I had a fantastic weekend. Friday evening, Sarah and I watched a couple of season 4 (I think) episodes of Big Love on Netflix DVD. That show is very engrossing, but it has a lot of characters to keep up with, and so much seems to happen in every scene that it throws me off balance. I'm like, give me a minute to process Nicki arguing with her ( Read more... )

As those who know me realize, I do very little that I consider to be unethical. But I do have one weakness, at least. Every so often, when the opportunity arises, I go to the theater, and watch what I call a double feature. What this means is that I purchase one ticket, but watch two movies. I confess, I feel only slightly guilty when I do this ( Read more... )

Years ago, I served in the Army, but today I witnessed the biggest explosion I have ever seen in my life. Thank God, nobody was injured - this from an employee here whose son is a local police officer ( Read more... )

Meggan was bothered this evening because her new phone can't yet text. See, Sarah changed the family plan, and bought new phones, as part of a master plan to give Hannah tomorrow her very first cell phone for her 13th birthday. (As part of this plan, we are going to go without a land line for the first time ever. As a matter of fact, ditching ( Read more... )

Today was the final weigh-in of my company's Biggest Loser contest. I knew I would not be able to duplicate my weight loss from the first half, which was 13 lbs., especially since the second half included Thanksgiving, but also because, as I think most people would agree, weight loss becomes more and more difficult the more you lose. I started ( Read more... )

I love my four year old goddaughter. She is cute, strong, extraordinarily intelligent, and absolutely chock full of personality. Part of that personality includes broad streaks of willfulness and stubbornness. I do not mean those adjectives to be insulting in any way, merely as statements of fact, with which I am sure her parents would agree! ( Read more... )

I am, as of today, down one more pound for a total of 14 lbs. lost since the beginning of my company's Biggest Loser contest. This is a pretty good accomplishment, but the thought that my very reasonable and healthy goal weight still lies 16 more lbs. away is a bit daunting. (By the way, if I reached my personal goal, a doctor would tell me I ( Read more... )