i need you
If I think about it long enough, it's almost enough to render me babbling and catatonic, curled into the fetal position underneath our non-existent baby grand: In less than two months, over the course of a week, I'll find myself airborne almost 60 hours;...
If you give a mouse girl a cookie camera…
On our way to South Carolina a few weeks ago, my daughter managed to entertain herself during the five-hour drive. Which, in turn, entertained me then…and now. I love you, too, baby...
Emergency 9-1-1: Saving a wet cell phone
Did you know you might be able to save a cell phone that has gotten wet? It sure would've been nice to know that was even a possibility the time I… was driving along minding my own business, and the car in front of me came to an abrupt stop,...
Soul penetrating
Please… Don't click this picture unless you want to look into the face of a child who wants nothing more than to be a part of your life. What you'll find out, is you want nothing more than to be a part of his or hers. And those children...
When art imitates life, twitter-style
Hmmm…if I'm not mistaken, I think Doonesbury doth mocketh twitter. Infidel! Are you on twitter? If so, how 'bout leave your best pitch or explanation for it in comments. Not on twitter? In comments, tell me why or ask...
Happy Birthday, baby
So you know how "inside jokes" are intended to be between the parties who are on the inside, and outside of that realm they don't make sense and it's really annoying? This post is one of those, intended as a funny little surprise for my...
At the buzzer
Ten 6th grade boys are kings of their worlds tonight…and for this moment in time, they revel in the glory of an underdog's victory. Its taste is more sweet than the celebratory "banquet" that followed, a spontaneous party fit for a queen,...
Sunshine in her pocket
A comment made by a co-worker over 20 years ago crawled under my skin and took up permanent residence: "I had to learn how to enjoy my own company." My friend had always assumed he'd leave college with plans to marry shortly thereafter, but it...