You may recall that I wrote about going to Birmingham a few months back to visit my friend Jeff, who was in the hospital after a severe motorcycle accident. He was unconscious, hooked up to tubes and wires, and no one knew how much of him would come back ( Read more... )

This weekend we had a preview of the next several years. We drove to Alabama to visit friends, and there we observed geek parenting at its finest. Stephen and Misty of granades are raising 2-year-old Liza and five-year-old Eli in the finest tradition of geekdom, and as on previous visits, Eli monopolized Aaron for a solid hour with video games and ( Read more... )

( Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Pears )

Why is it every time I go to Huntsville I come back with a cold? Last time it was for the New Years Pan-Holiday Extravaganza, this time it was to celebrate birthdays with mastacool and domesticat. Like last time, a damn good party, and like last time, I stayed up far later than my body usually can handle. Twice. So I'm paying for my weekend of sin and debauchery ( Read more... )

There's a baby in my house.

I feel kind of like Scotty in Star Trek IV going, "Admiral! There be whales here!"

celticdragonfly and selenite descended on us on Monday evening, bringing baby Jamie and a host of baby accoutrements, such as the Baby Jamie (tm) high chair, the Baby Jamie (tm) door gate, and the Baby Jamie (tm) baby corral. The kid has more accessories ( Read more... )

Just got back from Huntsville, Alabama, where we partied hearty with friends of friends of friends--many from the DragonCon tech staff and cast of DCTV: drank too much, ate too much, lost two games of Fluxx, set off fireworks (well, I just watched--I type for a living, after all), and generally had a very good time. Yes, this is possible in ( Read more... )