I lost my grandfather on November 21st. Actually, I lost a lot more than that. I lost a friend, a mentor, a debate partner, an inspiration and one of the pillars of my world. When my arrival made him a…
The latest “fun with language” news comes — surprise! — from Wacklyand, D.C. and centers on Attorney General Eric Holder’s plans to try 9/11 villain Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators in civilian court. In answer to criticisms from…
Laura says I’d better update this blog soon or people will stop visiting. So for the approximately 2.3 of you who make this site a regular stop, thanks for hanging in there. We had a few anxious moments week before…
Last Thursday we flew up to Minnesota for an extended weekend visiting relatives. The boys had lots of fun riding the tire swing at Uncle Nick and Aunt Bernie’s, and visiting with cousins Ben, Sarah and Katie in St. Cloud. …
We signed Jason up for the Cub Scouts last month and so far he’s really digging it. Oaths and pledges to memorize, handshakes and salutes to learn…right up his alley. So far he’s completed all the requirements for his Bobcat…
Well, I’ve been wrong before and no doubt I’ll be wrong again. I said YouTube might as well shut down after seeing “Shatner On the Mount,” which I dubbed the greatest internet video ever. Now I’m eating my words already…
Well, our little girl turns 1 today. It hardly seems like a whole year since she squinted up at me with those baby blues under the bright light of the warmer in the delivery room, clutching desperately to my index…
No, seriously. Might as well lock down Youtube now and call it quits. In this video, we finally understand the secret behind William Shatner’s…erm…unique speech patterns. Obviously he hears music the rest of us aren’t privy to. Watch as The…
Wow, Laura and I were married sixteen years ago today. Sometimes it’s hard to believe it’s been that long, but the rest of the time I can’t even remember what life was like before marriage. And yes, that’s a good…
I’m late with this, but I couldn’t let the passing of Les Paul go without comment. Unquestionably one of the virtuoso guitarists of all time, Les was also a brilliant innovator and inventor who pioneered the use of overdubbing, tape…
