Category: Kitchen Sink…

Wherein is considered the challenges of indoor lakes and spider hordes…

The Kidsters land their first real jobs. Let the education begin…

I finally got around to watching The Aviator yesterday, thanks to NetFlix. If you having been paying attention, this epic movie (meaning that it’s really, really long) brings to life on the big screen (or the 15″ TV in front of our treadmill) the story of Howard Hughes, the reclusive (paranoid) eccentric (psychotic) billionaire (billionaire)… Continue reading You’re psychotic; I’m logically cautious

It occurs to me that I inadvertently failed to give sufficient credit to MLB in yesterday’s post about sharing housework. In that post, I implied that her doing the cooking was no big deal because she doesn’t do it that often. Nothing could be further from the truth (the big deal part, that is; the… Continue reading Damned by Faint Praise: A Clarification

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Australian Cattle Dogs rock!

Wherein the potential for a New American Cowboy Version of the Gospel is briefly explored.

Random observations…because that’s what we do.© Most of us have too much stuff. That’s why so many houses with perfectly good 2- and 3-car garages have cars parked in the streets. I had a client tell me once that he came by several times to drop something off, but I was never at home. I… Continue reading Friday Wonderments

Ever had a conversation like this with one of your kids? Uncle Eric, when are we leaving for school? Well, when do you want to leave? Um…I’m supposed to be at school for practice at 7:30. Quick glance at clock. 7:26 a.m. Hmm. And I was supposed to know this exactly how? I guess I… Continue reading Non-essential Updates and Pith-less Insights