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Deep Thoughts

While watching Return of the Jedi with the 4 year-old, we had this conversation:

M: Aw man, Yoda’s dying. Hey, if you were there when Yoda died, would you eat him?
E: No!
M: But what if eating Yoda gives you the Force? It’s worth a try, right?
E: Gross!
M: I really [...]

Remember That Time?

Hey Joboo, do you remember

When we hired CC, who looked like Groundskeeper Willie and whose son looked like Hans from The ‘burbs? That was awesome.

The Christmas party in Indiana? They flew us in, and I was happily buzzed by the time we touched down. You gave me your drink tickets, and I [...]

Yikes

I’m not particularly squeamish about most things. I’ve cleaned up puke, changed diapers, and seen various animals slaughtered, cleaned, and converted into food. However, there’s one phrase I really could have gone my whole life without learning.

Mucus Plug

This experience has changed me. I know that I will never be the same. [...]

Twelve Years in the Making

I’m sleeping in on Monday.

Reunion

It’s just not a family reunion without a beating, stabbing, slashed tires, and an (alleged) molestation.

Nope, there’s not an untrue statement in the above sentence. A couple of weeks ago, I attended a family reunion at Lake LBJ. It ran from Thursday to Sunday, but Manda and I didn’t show up until Friday. [...]

The Punchlines are in the Story

People like this are true American heroes.

A California man has been indicted for an inventive scheme that allegedly siphoned $50,000 from online brokerage houses E-trade and Schwab.com in six months — a few pennies at a time.

Michael Largent, 22, of Plumas Lake, California, allegedly exploited a loophole in a common procedure both companies [...]

Apologies to Mom

As a belated Mothers’ Day gift, I’m posting 10 apologies to my mom, on a blog she doesn’t see. Sure it’s pointless, but that’s kind of how this thing works.

1. I apologize for the fact that when you had me do dishes, I threw away some of the silverware that your grandmother gave [...]