Given to me, by my son.


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Boog’s really into minecraft. As in whoa-hold-up-lets-check-the-kitchen-for-boiled-bunnies into it. This obsession leads to many a lengthy discussion with him on the appropriate amount of said game. I am sympathetic, being an formerly obsessive gamer myself. I also understand that a healthy balance must be maintained.

Such a discussion surfaced ( Read more... )

We have an inordinate amount of boxes filled with Christmas tree ornaments, as I am sure many of you do. We have a handful of ones that have special meaning to us, of course - either ones that have been handed down to us through the generations, or ones commemorating special events. But the rest is just crap - meaningless filler purchased over the ( Read more... )

This is the first in a series of guest posts from people who inspire me. Matt Stone of 180 Degree Health, with his often flame-inducing ballsy challenges to current nutritional beliefs, has often helped me pull my own head out of my powerfully strong ass. I don’t necessarily believe everything he says, but god damn does he make some good points. ( Read more... )

The latest to make its roundabouts in the social media:

The Flip Side: Workout

For the most part, everyone thinks it’s funny. Ok fine, it has its merits. Yes, there are things that women typically do in the gym, and there are things that men typically do in the gym. Stereotypes sufficiently played there, bravo.

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I’ve been catching boog sporting two pairs of underpants at a time. Like, more than once. His reasoning is the arduous task of removing the old underpants takes way too long, and just putting the new ones on over them gets him to his morning game of Minecraft about 10 seconds earlier.

Way to streamline operations there, son. Mommy is so proud.

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So my laptop took a crap last week, and it’s left me trying to run my life the best I can by my Droid. It’s been an interesting experience. I am also fortunate to have many geek friends who can help resurect my poor computer when I reach the limits with my own geek skill. If you have contacted me in one form or another and have not heard back, the ( Read more... )

Our church is having an experimental service on Saturday nights throughout August. We decided to attend last night instead of the usual Sunday morning and now I am feeling strangely Catholic.

But I would like to tell you about the Homily. Mind you, this is my own recount and it might not be verbatim.  It ended with a guitar riff, pyrotechnics, and ( Read more... )

In case you’ve forgotten just how awesome this child is in real time, here’s some footage of him performing with his father:

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According to Jeremy, this was his best performance to date.

Originally published at batty.us. You can comment here or there.

Boog has a buddy down the street. He asked if he could go visit him. I say yes and that he needs to be home when it gets dark.

So the sun goes down, street lights come on. No sign of Boog. I give him another 10 minutes or so to see if he makes good on our agreement. He doesn’t. I walk down the street to find the boys playing in the front yard with ( Read more... )