I know I’m piling on, but I can’t help it. These things can’t go away soon enough.
Newsvine / AP:
They were the best of ties. They were the worst of ties…
Now, with another Father’s Day upon us, comes word that the necktie — that elongated swatch of silk or polyester or rayon whose donning has long marked a male rite of passage while serving no discernible utility…
Beth’s been on me to post this for a while, but I was having trouble with a WordPress plugin for embedding QuickTime video. I could have gone the YouTube route, but that’s not nearly as fun as capturing the video from the DVR myself (nor as legally gray).
I never get tired of watching manned mission launches. I’ve never seen one live up close, but night launches are stunning even…
BBC NEWS:
The mission has legal and political issues that may lead to interrogators being called to testify, keeping the number of documents with interrogation information to a minimum can minimise certain legal issues.
– Lt-Cmdr William Kuebler, quoting a Pentagon procedures manual for Guantanamo Bay interrogators.
I work for the government too, and one of the first lessons we learn is: if…
Miss me? You know you did.
In the last week or so, all of my spare time has been devoted to reading up on bathroom repair and remodeling. We’d planned to do some work on “the most expensive room in the house” eventually, but planning a remodeling project is kind of like planning to travel when you retire. It’s a nice to think about, but there’s always something more…
What kind of day would you think I had if I told you I spent the evening running after my kid, and cleaning up one mess after another? Would you believe me if I told you it was damn near perfect?
I’m wicked tired, but it’s worth it.
As usual, I rolled out of the office at 3:30, picked up Adam, and got back to the house a little after four. He helped me get the laundry started, then I…
Ubiquitous. Come on, admit it… you love that word. Personally, I feel like my I.Q. goes up ten points every time I say it. I could feel your need drifting in across the ether, so I worked really hard to come up with a reason to use it this afternoon.
A few minutes ago I was thinking about coughing, and my mind naturally turned to my little red friend: a ProAir (albuterol sulfate) inhaler.