Regular Life

Don’t you hate it when you’re in a meeting or conversation and you feel that pesky nose-hair break free to stick straight out of your left nostril? You hide the panic you feel, that knowledge that you need to perform a nose-hair tuck. There’s no way to do this without breaking some sort of social [...]

You might skip commercials with that TiVO or DVR, but if current trends continue, you still will see the ads.
Historically, network television shows have been a great source of corny, made-up brand names on various products — usually food items. “Chocoloate Milk Mix,” or “Oaty Toast O’s” could be seen at any moment. Last week, [...]

Monday morning, I heard a co-worker say, “It’s a complete and utter… farcity.”
Screw-ups can be fun, but they also can ruin your career.

Because sometimes, yes, they are cute enough to share it with the world. Photo by the missus, by the way.

Ben Takes a Trip to Tinkletown
Ben did a tiny toilet tinkle Tuesday night. Somehow, after soaking the changing table pad in two short bursts, he still had some left for the ultimate target. He rarely does anything like that when his diaper’s off, so maybe this is a sign he’s ready for the bigtime. Before [...]

My wife is very good at interior design. She’s creative and has a flair for making something look nice without a lot of money. She also happens to be very smart. Recently, however, all of that backfired on her (with the emphasis on fire).

Just back from the proverbial ear-lowering. A man got almost hostile in the waiting area.
I walk in, sign my name on the waiting list, and although all I can see in the big-screen TV is a reflection of the front windows, I can hear two soap opera actors arguing about somebody taking a baby. Not [...]

There are times when I wish we had a video monitor in Ben’s room. We opted to go with a cheaper and less invasive audio-only system. Sunday would have made the difference in price worth it.

This waterfall, pictured at Thanskgiving Day 2004, is about three miles from where I grew up. I took this shot after a tough hike-in, and Shannon overcame her frustration with me to smile for this picture.