Psychology Today has a very interesting article discussing just how little of “real life” the kids of today experience. From the article: No one doubts that there are significant economic forces pushing parents to invest so heavily in their children’s…
A word to the wise: Mentholated lip balm, while soothing for sore, chapped lips, makes a very poor laundry ingredient, often leading to unsightly wax marks adorning previously-thought clean garments. The addition of lip balm to your regular laundry cycle…
The termites, that is. Seems as if the exterminators called out last year took care of the perimeter defenses, but failed to check one of the interior walls. We had a nice little swarm of the suckers hopping all around…
As per my yearly ritual, I took today off in honor of Good Friday, which is the second holiest day in the Christian calendar (Easter Sunday being the first). Posting will be light, as I’m spending the day with my…
On my way in to work, I encountered in the space of roughly 20-30 minutes: Rain Snow Sleet Frozen rain Rain and snow, simultaneously Clouds Bright sunlight …The heck? I blame solar flares, robot emissions, and Al Gore. UPDATE: It’s…
The Democrats’ new security plan for America: security through obscurity? I know I certainly can’t read very well upside-down. Hey, at least they aren’t Whoops.
Apparently I contracted, not as previously diagnosed the 24 Hour Avian Flu, but rather the 24 Hour Avian Flu That Lies Dormant For The Span Of A Week And Then Returns From Remission (THAFTLDFTSOAWATRFR, for those playing the home version…
I’ve made a few changes around here lately and thought it might be worth pointing out the (fairly subtle) modifications. First up is the Rolling Archives visible at the bottom of the main blog page, originally conceived of by Michael…
Hi, my name is Doug, and I’m a tab-a-holic. I have a severe problem: I open stories in my Firefox tabs, usually from one of the RSS feeds I subscribe to, never fully read the stories and then leave the…
Now that’s more like it. Finally, a good ol’ Nor’easter to cleanse the winter palate, although it doesn’t look as if it’s going to last long: If you’re interested, check out all of the shots I nabbed today in the…
