Donnie Darko: It’s Good to Talk

Why do we like what we like? It's a tricky question to answer honestly and accurately, but let's, in this safe corner of the scary WWW, try to be honest with ourselves. We don't always love things for obvious reasons, for the "right" reasons, but we can love them all the same. This, for example, …

WARNING: NSFW

"Before digging, trenching or pushing pipe in this vicinity..." Just another example of the breakdown of morality in this filthy, wrong world our kids grow up in. I blame television. Or, in this instance, cable... Save

On the Issue of Bigger Being Better

I recently bought a large TV. Not a HUGE television - I was standing in Target the other week beside a man who calmly walked up to the sales guy and inquired about a 95-inch model, so everything is relative - but large. We needed a bigger TV. Obviously. It was time. I had reasons. …

Big Sisters

On the left here is Melonie, our little melon who can. We decided she needed a mentor, or a big sister, to show her the power of dreaming big. So, here is Melonie with her big sister. The big sister was subsequently eaten because the lessons we teach here are not uncomplicated. Save

On Giving Advice – New Parent Edition

I have been directly involved in the raising of two children and  - more importantly - been a silent judge on how many many other children have been parented. This solid background, combined with a soapbox provided for me by a free Internet blog site, gives me enough of a background to act as a …

Cage Area for Park Staff Only

So my first reaction, obviously, is that we're employing werewolves as park rangers and this is just an extra layer of security for our own protection. And then I remembered there was no such thing as a werewolf and the realization was even more chilling: these cages are to protect helpless park staff from us. …

On Dog Training: the Basics

As this is the first dog I have ever had to train, I have made myself an instant expert by reading some of one book, watching YouTube videos, and one episode of the Dog Whisperer. The Reverend John Henry will not suffer other dogs barking in his home without joining in with all the force …

On Civility in Politics

Don't you pine for these long-lost days when politics was more civil and we could disagree with each other without things going insane?  

#UK 2015 – 2. Our Nation’s Capital

After a suitable amount of hijinks making our way from Austin, TX to the shores of the Olde Country, we finally arrived in London... This is probably the most middle-class vacation I've ever been on, so being picked up by a driver at the airport is essential. Our guy is tall and has an accent …