The Modernish Father

I honestly can’t remember if I ever got worked up about my Halloween costumes as a kid. Looking back at what I was, probably not. I can remember being a football player, a fencer, and a die (you know, the kind you shoot at a craps table or in a high-stakes game of Yahtzee!). Since [...]

I’m feeling rather lazy and there’s not a whole lot of narrative to dish out anyway, so today you get a post that’s mostly pictures. We (and by that I mean I) decided that we needed to actually get a full-sized pumpkin and make a Jack-O-Lantern this year. In the past, we’ve just gotten a [...]

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Oct. 6th to Oct. 29th:

I’m still alive, but I’ve been sick. Generally well enough during the day, but too tired in the evenings to do anything other than veg in front of the television. Managed to almost miss a full day of work yesterday. Almost. I’ve got a post I started that I’ll finish up tonight when we get [...]

Well, after a whole week of living in my thirties, I can say that it’s pretty much exactly the same as being a twenty-something. I don’t really feel any different at all. If anything, I’ve had a little bit of extra energy this past week. My birthday was largely uneventful, but still pretty good. The [...]

To the person who stole my car magnet: I recognize that the presidential candidate I’m backing isn’t exactly the fashionable pick around these parts. I’ve noticed the glances I’ve been getting all around town after putting my little circular magnet on the back of my vehicle a month or two ago. I’m okay with that.

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Sep. 26th to Oct. 6th:

I give you now photographic evidence of a mysterious and wonderful phenomenon. I hesitate to call it a miracle, but this strange and unexplained event is surely a sign that larger forces are definitely at work. And they’re screwing with our minds.