March 2nd Okay after calling in to work sick on Friday, spending yesterday sick as well, I really don’t start to feel “normal” until around dinner time this evening. I feel like I lost the entire weekend, which in retrospect I did ( Read more... )

Feb. 1st Less going on than usual, just a lazy day at home. I do manage to go out for Amato’s for dinner, but that’s the only time I put pants on for the day ( Read more... )

Jan 1st Happy New Years Day! Well, I wanted to spend a day relaxing but Tammy wanted to go out shopping. Turns out Erin wasn’t feeling well so we stayed home. So, while I got what I wanted, it wasn’t in a good way ( Read more... )

Feb 20th Not just a Geek Day, but a whole long Geek Weekend! Mike and Al show up to pick me up around 10:20 or so as we drive towards our long planned trip to Total Con: New England’s largest gaming convention (according to them). This differs a bit from Temple Con last year in that this convention is only about board games, whereas last year we ( Read more... )

Dec. 1st Last day of vacation, so I take the family out to see the new Disney movie “Frozen”. Briana too. I had invited Anthony but he had to work this afternoon. Well, kinda. Briana said they had plans until Anthony had to work so I said we’d go to the late afternoon show after he went to work, and then said I assumed he wanted to keep his plans ( Read more... )

Geek Day … again? Man, how time flies ( Read more... )

Nov. 1st Hallmark Channel has started running Christmas specials. More proof that the Hallmark Channel needs to be destroyed; as if we needed more proof. My wife disagrees with me, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the greater good ( Read more... )

Oct. 2nd Erin has offered to buy her own keyboard so she can practice her piano lessons. I’m actually impressed at her conviction ( Read more... )

Sept. 1st Despite the party last night, I have another appointment today. Our Geek In Exile John Clark is visiting Maine on business and we’re getting together with him today. Just Mike, Al, and I; because none of the others can make it. Or are going to make it at any rate, the slackers ( Read more... )

Aug. 2nd We head out to do a little shopping, and go out to dinner before because shopping while you are hungry is a bad idea. It’s the reason you come home with 10 bags of potato chip or seven gallons of ice cream. Right Tammy ( Read more... )