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Monday was a day off from school, and as Xavier had been asking for a while, I figured it would be as good a day as any to go to the zoo. Thankfully the weather cooperated and while a little chilly at least it wasn’t raining, which is pretty good for Seattle. After the penguins,…
You may remember a while back we discussed the upcoming addition to our family and Xavier expressed a preference for a boy baby. There has been progress on this front. After lunch yesterday we were talking and the conversation turned to “coconut” (because saying “unborn baby” is tedious). I mentioned that we don’t know if…
My daughter really enjoys My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. This is, however, not the original way the property was presented on screen. There was a movie and television series in the 80s, then a revival about 10 years ago, which is where My Little Pony Classic Movie Collection comes in. Here we get 4…
Remember last week when I had a blog post about the Seahawks and Saints football game? I set up another challenge for this past weekend with regards to the Seahawks and 49ers game. Only this time the opposing team fans weren’t so eager to join in. There was some difficulty in finding a Saints fan…
I know this is going up on Saturday the 18th. Shut up. And I only have one picture. It’s Xavier and Ciárán on the playground after school on Friday. It was cold but it didn’t stop them from playing. A lot of families left immediately after school, but my kids wanted to play. And they…
Wolverine Versus Sabretooth is one of the great rivalries in the Marvel universe and the subject of the latest Shout Factory motion comic DVD. Sure, it’s not a rivalry that matches the that of Hulk and The Thing, but it’s still one of the major ones that has ripples in the larger Marvel universe, particularly…
I don’t know how many years (decades, actually) it has been since I’ve seen A Chorus Line. I never have seen the Broadway show the film is based on, and some were upset at some of the changes made in this adaptation, and at some point I would like to see the stage show, but…
“Which do you like better? DC or Marvel?” This was a seemingly innocent question from my 8 year old daughter. “I grew up with DC, and Batman is my favorite super hero. I like much of that universe for many personal reasons and just couldn’t get into most of Marvel growing up despite liking a…
I don’t really know Brian. He and I have little in common other than both being dads and having blogs. He seems to be a rather active guy, just look at his blog, dashingdad. He’s a runner and even has a whole section on his blog about fitness. Me? Yeah, that’s not me at all….
Not too much happening lately. We’re getting back into the routine of school now that Christmas vacation is over. Earlier this week August had his Cub Scout meeting. One of the activities was virtual wakeboarding. Here he is pulling one of his friends, and here he is being pulled, and ultimately wiping out. Later in…