Archive for October, 2006
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
WordPress (the software that powers my blog) updated a few days ago. I'm anal about keeping things current so I went ahead and replaced the old files with the new code. In my eagerness to be done with it I accidentally deleted a file I shouldn't have. Luckily in my ...
Posted in Family, Technology | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
I have become a huge fan of The Postal Service's cover of Phil Collins'. Against All Odds. You can find a copy of the The PS's version here.
The Phil Collins version is sincere but slightly contemptuous. Perhaps all I can think is a little dumpy Phil Collins waddling around in ...
Posted in Music | 4 Comments »
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
It's my birthday and I've been pretty busy drinking beer, surfing the internet and fielding telemarketers that have been calling my house every ten minutes or so. If I happen to get a live one on the phone, I tell them to hold on a minute and then place the ...
Posted in Futile | 13 Comments »
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
"I wish Rhen had a tail."
"Yeah. I know."
Posted in Parenting, Rhen | 1 Comment »
Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Ah. It's the weekend without work. I couldn't be more thrilled. A new masthead is up. If you're seeing the old one or it's a little muddled up, just click refresh a bunch of times. The 1920's ladies were made with these wonderful brushes found at this website.
Posted in Futile | No Comments »
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
In the spirit of Mocha Momma's brilliant "Cuppa the Day".
My Twining's English Breakfast tea is steeped with the treacherous cold waters of the Cape. It is delicious and a deep red. Strong gusts of wind drive sheets of rain across the deck. The gabble of the sailors fades in and ...
Posted in Futile, Travel | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
"I have asthma."
Translation. Prepare yourself for the most boring commercial in the world.
Posted in Futile | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Rhen and I are huge fans of PBS Kids. When we started watching they had a stellar line up that I promptly dismissed as retarded. But I grew to love PBS in the morning. Hell, it's better than The View.
This fall around the time kids went back to school they ...
Posted in Parenting | 7 Comments »