The first time I ever read a comic book was almost certainly before 1974, but in that year — my ninth year here on Earth-Prime — no trip to the local pharmacy or grocery store was complete without a stop…
It was a pink and purple and “My Little Pony” day yesterday as Grace turned six. As planned, Twilight Sparkle arrived to take up residence with sister Pinkie Pie. On the two-legged front, cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents joined…
Well, this blog thing is working out great, huh? No updates from April to September. Anyhoo… We had a lot of excitement over the Labor Day weekend as Jason finished the 78th annual Virginia Closed chess tournament with 5 wins…
Well, today the counter clicks over to 11, meaning Jason is officially one year into his second decade, incredible as that seems. After a weekend party with extended family, he spent the day relaxing at home with his birthday loot…
We try to keep down the TV time in our house, but it occurs to me even if my kids are watching a lot less than I did at their age, they’re still getting a lot more out of it.…
What seems like a gazillion years ago, I started a fan page dedicated to Superman. Originally it was just a few static pages devoted to my favorite artists and stories, but when the blogging craze took hold, I transformed it…
The kids continue to be obsessed with chess, and they’re getting better all the time. This past Monday, they participated in a simultaneous chess demonstration with Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg at the Maggie Walker Governor’s School. There were about 50 kids…
At some point in the last few months, I noticed everything happened in 1974. Well, okay so maybe not everything, and certainly not everything good. In the headlines that year, Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace to avoid impeachment in the…
