I originally wrote this for my mother's birthday a couple of years ago, and realized the following year that I'd used up all of the coolest anecdotes and funniest little bits the first time around. So, I decided to make this part of an "annual tribute" to She Who Gave Birth To Me, in recognition of the number redacted anniversary of her own ( Read more... )

So, here we are: Christmas Eve ( Read more... )

Well, I guess I've got nothing really exciting to blog about today. No rants, no shameless whoring, no Bucs. So, that leaves us with a "Day in the Life" post.

In keeping with my master plan for Saturday, the item at the top of the "To-Do" list was reviewing the galley pages for That Which Divides. I got most of that taken care of today, with ( Read more... )

I originally wrote this for my mother's birthday last year, and after attempting to write up a new version, I came to realize that I'd used up all the coolest anecdotes and funniest little bits back then. So, I guess with this posting, this now becomes part of an "annual tribute" to She Who Gave Birth To Me, in recognition of the number redacted ( Read more... )

So, Addy's getting ready for school this morning, and I ask her what she thinks she'll be doing today. Her teacher's been talking to them about space, astronauts and whatnot, so I've been interested in hearing what she's taking away from the discussions, activities, movies, and such that her teacher uses to structure the day. Conversations like ( Read more... )

So, I'm just gonna pause for a moment here, and pay tribute to She Who Gave Birth To Me, in recognition of the number redacted anniversary of her own grand entrance into this crazy little field trip we call "Life ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who sent well-wishes about Michi's dad. It's very much appreciated.

Michi and I are home, having returned from Ohio. Her father died last Sunday morning, and the week that followed was pretty hectic as preparations were made to have him transported home for the funeral service and burial. Everything's done, now, and Michi is finally partaking of a very much well-earned rest ( Read more... )

Why? Because she's able to help me maintain a healthy perspective so far as my love of Star Trek is concerned. Case in point, this dialogue, taken from an e-Mail exchange ( Read more... )

I'm generally not one to post news about my family (Addy gloating notwithstanding), but this is a good day, and worth sharing.

First, Happy Birthday to my dad, who's a spry 64 today and enjoying a slightly early retirement. Lucky bastard.

Also today, my mother got her test results back. It's the five-year mark, and she's been officially declared " ( Read more... )