Well, I guess it happens to all of us sooner or later (if we’re lucky): this is the year I hit the big 5-0. No doubt the AARP literature is already on its way to my mailbox. Rather than count…
Grace has been using her “Story Cubes” to practice her storytelling skills. Basically they’re dice with images on the sides: you roll them and try to make a story out of whatever random images they end up landing on. She asked…
Well another year’s gone by and as usual this site’s been largely neglected. I always start out with every intention of posting regularly, then the next thing I know it’s New Year’s Eve again. It was supposed to be easy;…
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…
