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Tevye, you turn 6 months old today. Where did the time go? Well, I sort of know where it went. It’s been a crazy busy six months. First the packing up and moving because of the remodel in our house, then the end of the school year, then vacation to Massachusetts, then the beginning of…
So I’m participating in NaBloPoMo and one of the tools BlogHer has available to help writers get through the month successfully are some prompts to help bloggers have something to… er… blog about. This is a great idea, only there’s a small problem with it. There are not prompts for every day of the month….
This morning we woke to find our stroller stolen. Well, “woke to find” isn’t exactly true, it took a while to figure out it was missing this morning, but it was gone. I was getting things ready to take the kids to school when I noticed the stroller was not where it should be. What…
I have posted about The Dead Milkmen before, and while I’d like to go into more detail about my enjoyment of the band I don’t have a heck of a lot of time today. So instead I’m going to post this video of the song that introduced me to the band. Airing on MTV in…
I was skeptical about Planes when it first came out. Initially a direct-to-video spin-off of Cars it wound up getting a theatrical release and would test well enough to warrant a sequel to be put into development before its release. Planes: Fire & Rescue tricked me initially because I thought it was a second story…
I hate “girls” movies. Why? Because they are usually condescending towards the gender, with emphasis on fashion or boys or whatever. The better stories geared towards girls are much more universal in appeal. Look at Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a strong central female character that appealed to both men and women. My Little Pony: Friendship…
This is not my first time participating in National Blog Post Month, or NaBloPoMo. Initially started in 2006 it has been spearheaded by BlogHer since 2011 for every month but November is still the “main” focus for NaBloPoMo for most of us. Yes, even dad bloggers participate. At least this one has (and does). Why…
Yes, it is Halloween, and no, I don’t have any pictures of kids in costumes. Yet. That will be another post, probably tomorrow. Last Friday was decent day, weather-wise, and Xavier took advantage be tromping through the leaves on the way to school. Monday was one of the days for gymnastics signups for the winter session….
Nightbreed came out in 1990 and was poised to change the way we saw vampire films. At least, that’s what I thought when I went in to see it back then. Or maybe it was a more standard horror/slasher film with a vampire protagonist. Yeah, I was wrong. I walked out of the theater glad…
What follows is an actual exchange between myself and Tevye who is almost 6 months old. I am loosely translating his portion. “Time to change a diaper.” “Okay. Sounds good. I’m kind of tired of this wet diaper on my rear. HEY! HIS ISN’T WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR! THE AIR IS COLD!! THIS SUCKS!!”…