Getting Back on Track

It’s been an unusually white winter for us here in Richmond.  First we got a big snowstorm before Christmas, which was exciting just by nature of its rarity.  Then we…

Happy Birthday, Scott!

Inconceivable as it seems, our Scott turns five today.  That is to say, it seems to have happened lightning-fast for Mom and Dad, but from Scott’s point-of-view, it’s taken an…

Pigeon: Impossible

As a fan of spy movies, animation and just generally all things awesome, I was blown away by this animation from Lucas Martell.  Incredibly, it’s his first stab at directing,…

Deal With The Devil

Well, we all knew Pat Robertson was a nutjob, but with the death of his chief rival Oral (“Satan threw fireballs at me in my kitchen”) Roberts, the CBN founder…

“No Finger Pointing”

In the wake of the security meltdown that nearly led to a Christmas Day disaster on an incoming international flight, President Obama scolded the American intelligence community and said that…

“Acquital Is Not An Option”

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…

Catching Up

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…

Back from Minnesota

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…

Scouting With Jason

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.…