Literal Barrage

Curse and blast! Above is the screen that I am now resigned to staring at each day until my Wii returns from the Nintendo service depot.
It started exhibiting "visual tearing" (little black shimmery spots) artifacts a few months ago, particularly in Zack & Wiki and Super Mario Galaxy, so much so that Z&W almost [...]

So it's official: we're in the market for a minivan. Our legendary Passat has run its course and is no longer sufficient for conveying our burgeoning little family about town, so we're looking to upsize (read: with two car-seats in the back and with an eye towards more some time in the next 3-4 [...]

Update Note: My grasp on family lore was apparently mistaken. Note the corrected portions.
With Father's Day behind us, we're into the grilling season proper. My family rang in the summer last weekend with an old family standby: Great Grandpa Blomquist's "Award-Winning" Chicken. Family legend has it that the recipe was actually my [...]

Many of my generation participate in F.I.T. (Family I.T.) activities on a regular basis, including, but not limited to, incidents wherein family members (and family members' computers) must be rigorously brought to heel. Of particular use in these situations are the following very helpful websites:

Snopes: Useful for debunking outrageous claims, oftentime made in the [...]

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Texas Travelogue '08Day 5: Wednesday, March 12th
It's been a long time since I added anything to this year's travelogue, so I thought it might be a good time to throw together a bunch of photos I took on the Wednesday of our trip.
My in-laws have [...]

I'm once again in solid paraphrasing territory here, but

T. Rex, while known for his biting prowess, was also reputed to be diligent in studying his Bible.

The logistics of a sizable thunder lizard being able to use his puny hands to turn the pages of said Bible were left unvisited.

I am paraphrasing here, but:

Pierogies, while certainly fierce in their own right, differ from the mighty T. Rex primarily in their lack of teeth or, indeed, any discernible biting abilities whatsoever.
Also, they lack spines, unlike the porcupine. They are good to share and eat, in any event.