The other day at the gym, I saw a guy pulling weights with his neck.
Mean Girls
I’m beginning to wonder if my daughter is a psychopath. Until a couple of weeks ago, she’s been nothing but wonderful and sweet and beautiful and perfect. Continue reading “Mean Girls”
Bye Bye Blackboard
In the time between my graduation from college and my enrolling in graduate school (about 16 years), Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook, Steve Jobs saved Apple, and someone unleashed Blackboard from the depths of Hell.
Friday round-up
Yeah, it’s a lazy and cheap way to get a blog post, but so what? Here’s a round up of some links I’ve gathered from this week:
Accounting for dummies
I’ve been using Quicken for the Mac since 1991, but have never really mastered the art of home accounting.
Musical notation
Like many kids, I started taking piano lessons when I was in grade school. And, like many kids, I stopped taking lessons before reaching junior high.
The Fumble
Watching today’s AFC and NFC Championship games, both of which came down to the final plays, I’m reminded of one of the worst experiences of my childhood: Continue reading “The Fumble”
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … bird!
Yesterday morning, when I was driving into D.C., I caught sight of a large object sliding through the sky outside the driver’s side window. While trying to avoid merging traffic, I turned to get a better look. The object quickly resolved itself to be a large bird with a white tail. Then I noticed the white head and golden beak. Continue reading “It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … bird!”
Bad words
Already a stir is brewing over an upcoming episode of Modern Family in which a little girl drops an f-bomb (as a joke) during a wedding. But, as George Carlin once said, “There are no bad words.” Rather, there are “bad thoughts and bad intentions.” I agree, but I still don’t want my eight-year-old daughter dropping f-bombs around the house.
More adventures in plumbing
It’s no great secret that I’m an idiot. I prove it on a regular basis, including yesterday, when in an effort to save $250, I ended up spending close to $400.
Hatchomatic 