Regular Life

But he’s getting there. It’s kind of funny that he has a friend named “Owen,” and I think one named “Luke” now, too. (Owen is Luke’s uncle, and Ben is Obi-Wan, the old dude who trains Luke in the first movie, for all you aficia-not-o’s.)
I don’t want to make it seem like our boy only [...]

An example of modern humans studying a native.
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I read about a people called Nacirema in one of my sociology courses. Yes, I had more than one. What can I say? I was an English major and a sociology minor, and anthropology in particular fascinated me. Wow, can I [...]

Man in the Know: Dang, we shut that place down! That bartender never knew what hit him.
He Who is Clueless: Well, I know what just hit me. I gotta take a leak. You think he’ll let me back in?
MITK: Dude, don’t even ask. Haven’t you heard about the Urilift?
HWIC: The you’re a what?
MITK: The Urilift. [...]

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Because Wordless Wednesday really isn’t held on Wednesday, I’m protesting. It’s more a Tuesday afternoon and evening activity, with just a few stragglers posting anywhere near or beyond midnight. Wednesday proper? A rarity. Yes, I know the Internet is international, but most [...]

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I’m amazed at how children can completely ignore a concept, but once you give it a name you can’t get it out of their heads. Benjamin has a new favorite word, and I’m afraid I’ve created a monster.
Just about the only remaining frustration for us while preparing Ben for bed was [...]

This Blue Macaw served up my favorite color in feathered form.
I’m letting the pictures tell the story for this post.
But, here’s a little background to get you started:
My brother and his wife and their son came down over the weekend and we had a great time, including a brief trip downtown and a big trip [...]

Popsicles never looked so strong.
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With all the talk lately of aging bridges across the United States, I’m reminded of my high school physics class’s bridge building contest.
The guy above, whom I’ve known since second grade, is the subject of my series “First Best Friend.” We’ll call him “Chris,” since that’s [...]

Had I known I had an audience, I would have done something much more memorable.
Ben and I leave the house Tuesday night for an evening bike ride. It’s becoming our habit as the daytime highs are hitting “only” 92 and the breeze provides a break from the humectant air.
Ben hasn’t learned to use the brake [...]

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TODAY is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. If you can’t do so openly, then I challenge you to slip pirate talk into a conversation somehow. (example: when frustrated, just say, “Arg.”) That’s less obvious than, “Fix my computer now or you’ll walk the plank.”

Things I’ve learned from television and movies, and their veracity:

Always look directly at something, in good light, before picking it up. Failure to do this can result in your a) grabbing something you never even knew was there, which kills you; or b) grabbing your water cup and unwittingly taking a deadly spider along for [...]