The (Other) End of the Internet

Recently, someone posted a comment asking why I refer to my children as “Daughter Number One”, “Daughter Number Two”, and so on instead of just referring to them by name. This post is an answer to that comment.
The short answer, not to put too fine a point on it, is: my blog, my rules. I […]

I like to think I’m reasonably fair when moderating comments. Generally, as long as it is a valid comment that tells me the commenter actually read the post, I’ll go ahead and approve it.
The names that appear on some of those comments occasionally make me laugh out loud. I understand the concept of using […]

I’m taking a break from the running commentary on Romeo and Juliet so I can announce that today is my brother’s birthday. I’ll be nice enough not to announce his age. I know I’m not the least bit concerned about being 44 years old, but you never know how other people feel about their age […]

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. Given today’s date, I simply had to post that little factiod.
So, why is Friday the 13th considered to be so unlucky? As the 6th day of the week, Friday is considered by many to be a Bad Thing®. While I don’t understand how anyone could possibly prove […]

It’s a very happy day at this end of the internet as we welcome the newest edition to the family, Mollie Elisabeth. She is Daughter Number One of my own Daughter Number One, so she shall forever more be known here after this post as Granddaughter Number One.
Before anybody asks, no, I did not misspell […]

Today I’m mourning the passing of a truly great individual.
I knew he was in poor health and not long for this Earth, but I only learned of his death when I Stumbled Upon this page:

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us […]

An update on the Stereo War I talked about yesterday:
My reasoning for selecting Garth Brooks was simple. You have a young male who likes to drive a hot rod and listen to Rock ‘N’ Roll loudly. The one type of music that he simply won’t be able to stand is Country.
Actually, I really like The […]

I joined EntreCard about 3 weeks ago because I was told it was a great way to improve your site’s traffic.
The short version for how it works is this: you visit other sites belonging to other EntreCard members. You drop your virtual ‘Card’ on the widget displayed on their site. You earn 1 credit for […]

So you still don’t have that Nintendo® Wii™ you were hinting about last Christmas? I have good news for you! You still have a chance. All you have to do is Click Here for a Chance to Win a Nintendo® Wii™!
Does a Nintendo® Wii™, complete with Nintendo Wii Console, Wii Stand, 5 Sports games (Boxing, […]

We got a call from Daughter Number One a while ago. It seems that if she’s not actually in labor then she’s doing a really good impression of it. She’s been having cramps about every 18 minutes all day and, when she went to the hospital because of some bleeding they told her she’s beginning […]