Well, it has finally happened. B has discovered the most annoying noise in the world and his own ability to make it ( Read more... )

Today I made my personal best-yet rendition of chana masala. I think the key was not letting powdered coriander seed anywhere near it, for a change. I've been trying to change up my recipies a bit lately, as all my mainstay Indian dishes were beginning to taste alike. I count this one as a rampant success and have recorded it for posterity ( Read more... )

My boy has lost his nunchuks, and the world is ending.

Just thought you might want to know, in case you need to get your affairs in order.

Yesterday I went outside to look for one of my son's toys on the porch. I opened the door just in time to see an entire pack of Jehovah's Witnesses come shambling down the road. There were about six of them, all elderly with sweet faces, and all wearing wide smiles as if thrilled to be out and about on such a lovely morning in their suits and ( Read more... )

This post from Onion AV Club superstar Tasha Robinson reminded me that this plague of locusts some places are experiencing was once a major highlight of my childhood ( Read more... )

My mother is an only child. My father only had one sibling-- my Aunt Dot ( Read more... )

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In other news, I hate it when I can't sleep.

Thanks to pomobarney for bringing this article to my attention--

Research links exposure to violent scripture passages to increased aggression!

There is only one solution to this problem. That's right...

BAN THE BIBLE!!!!

(...Plus, I hear the word "scrotum" might be in it.)

I dreamed I was late for roleplaying because I was shoe-shopping.

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?????????