Every year, almost like clockwork, I get a sinus infection. I'm not exactly sure how it happens, but it usually comes after I get a cold (however, it has happened on its own at times). As a result, I feel perfectly healthy, except for a constant tickle at the base of my neck as my sinuses drain into my trachea. So, without any other symptoms, I ( Read more... )

For those of you who have played/loved that old board game CLUE, I had the chance to play it with a new twist this weekend. Parker Brothers has updated it with the Harry Potter license, changing the mansion to Hogwarts school, the murder weapons to spells and potions, and the suspects to the baddies that you find in the Harry Potter stories. In ( Read more... )

My wife's cousins are in town, so we all went to Laguna beach on Saturday. It's been a while since I've been to the beach, and even longer since I've been to the beach on such a beautiful day as it was last Saturday. The sun was out, it was nice and warm, but not too hot, and the water was cold but not so frigid that it was unpleasant ( Read more... )

I believe I've mentioned Jon Ponkivar in some of my previous posts--he creates the comic 'Peter and Company.' Well, Jon has recently had a case of pancreatitis, and hasn't been able to draw his comic due to shaky hands. So, a couple of weeks ago, Jon put out a request for fan art so that his comic website wouldn't be so static while he was ( Read more... )

This morning, like most school mornings, I sat with my boys as they ate breakfast before school. Carter (who is nearly 5 months old) can now sit in a Bumbo seat (for those of you who don't know what that is, take a look here). I had Carter in the middle of the table in his seat, so that he could look around and enjoy the company as we had ( Read more... )

Last week, I was asked to take part in a professional recording of a song written by a local songwriter. She wanted me to be one of the backup singers ( Read more... )

This past saturday was the annual Scout-O-Rama here in Orange County. Thousands of boy scouts, cub scouts, and their families gather in Santiago Canyon for a day of scouting activities. Our boys spent the day climbing rock walls, crossing monkey bridges, making their own ropes, shooting rubber bands at targets, spraying out fires, and the like ( Read more... )

For a few years now, my wife has been participating in 'The Grocery Game.' Essentially, the lady who runs the website digs through all of the sales at various grocery stores, as well as the current coupons available from major newspapers, and puts two and two together to get fantastic deals on groceries. For a small monthly fee, you can filter ( Read more... )

I love web comics. I have a large list of them that I visit each day. For a couple of years now, I have wanted to put together my own web comic, but I have always felt a lack of confidence in my own talent ( Read more... )

Yesterday I received an email from my wife saying that two friends of ours are getting a divorce ( Read more... )