Everyone has a different method for choosing what they will read. Often times there are multiple criteria. For me, one of my criteria is a list of author’s whose stuff I will always read because I’ve enjoyed their stuff so much in the past. Here is my list of 11 writers I always look forward…
We closed on our house two years ago today and so we have now been homeowners for two full years. Overall, I think we are happy with the experience of owning our own house (although the buying experience left something to be desired). Despite having two kids and two cats, we feel like the house…
Last fall, I went paperless at work. One of my goals for 2011 was to go paperless at home. As I have discovered, this is not as easy as just dumping all paper. It takes a concerted effort, but one that I think has already started to pay dividends. Going paperless requires replacing paper with…
In a rough order of time-to-event: The new DC Comics: Action Comics #1 and Superman #1 which are scheduled to be available tomorrow, if I am not mistaken. I’ve never been a comic book reader, but I’ve always been a fan of superman and this looks like a good time for me to get started…
The Little Man can sing almost the entire rendition of the Bing Crosby/Louis Armstrong version of “Gone Fishin’” and it is absolutely adorable. As I’ve written before, I don’t sing traditional lullabies, but instead sing various Bing Crosby tunes to the Little Man (and now the Little Miss). I guess I’ve performed this one enough…
Not good. I have all kinds of excuses this morning. I slept horribly last night, not because of the kids, but because of this cold. I felt like I had sludge in my throat and kept sucking in air all night. Made for a very uncomfortable night’s sleep. In turn, I overslept. I got the…
I finally got the home network setup so that there is a good wireless signal on the top floor of our townhouse. For nearly 2 years, we’ve had a good signal on the lower level and main floor, where we spend most of our time. But we’ve had a weak signal on the top floor. In…
I have a unique opportunity while I am on paternity leave. I can sample what life would be like as a full-time writer. I have taken a month off from the day job to be around the house with Kelly as we acclimate to life with the Little Miss. As we have discovered during her…
Although the media coverage of Hurricane Irene was awful, I have to give credit where credit is due. We did end up having a power outage. We were lucky. It occurred right around 4am and lasted until 9:30am so its impact on our daily routines and power use was minimal. Between 9:30 and noon, everything…