Monthly Archives: October 2010

He’s 1.8 years old and he utters one syllable exclamations. Quite a bit, actually. I ran a tally of what baby Zach exclaimed about this weekend, offering a close English translation: – SHOO (Father, I wish to wear my shoes. … Continue reading →

then don’t say it. Okay. I won’t. (Except for the stuff I have said so far, I’d say I’m doing pretty fine). Ah. I just thought of something. Remember when we used to do Analog Twitter a.k.a. “Post Cards”? And … Continue reading →

Keeping a blog up is like making instant oatmeal. Some days you wake up and start mixing oats and hot water because you’re hungry for it, other days you wake up and wish you could just eat some bacon and/or … Continue reading →

It was on this day that Columbus Sailed the Ocean blue. Not this day but 1492. That may be news to you, but it’s true through and through. Someone might ask “that’s all well and good, and kudos to Mr. … Continue reading →

Lonely Avenue is the latest album from Folds, thanks to the lyrics of Nick Hornby. Folds and Hornby collaborated to come up with 11 songs and four short stories, with words by Nick and music by Ben — Hornby and … Continue reading →

You both know what you’ve done. Commodore, you came out with the Vic-20 computer and sold it to my cousin Rob at a Service Merchandise. Rob used to put it in its box and take it over to our house … Continue reading →

Brett McCracken writes about what happens when church and cool collide. He writes it from the perspective of a youth group kid excited about the day when Christian Band Switchfoot crossed over and became the kind of band that MTV … Continue reading →

I know of someone who wants to be Homer Simpson for Halloween, so the search begins for the following: White shirt. Short sleeved and reminiscent of polo but not necessarily polo. Blue pants. And not blue jeans — actual blue … Continue reading →

RadCast – October 2, 2010: The Big Game – a Frank Discussion with Malachi, Age 4 RadCast_2010October2_BigGame

Our daughter Lexi (6) and I (30) spent the yesterday afternoon in Ann Arbor so that she could be seen by a couple of specialists that have had her under their care for several years now. It was a good … Continue reading →