There’s an odd smell in my office this morning. I don’t think Mango pooped in here, although she has been known to do so. As far as I can tell, there are no plates of old food on my desk, although I may have to excavate for an hour or so just to be sure. […]

My kids are always good for a laugh. Sure, it may be at them rather than with them, but the important thing is that we are laughing. Yesterday’s laugh-fest was boy-child induced. He waited a bit too long to go to the bathroom, and when he finally let loose, he managed to spray everywhere but […]

I live in a red state. We believe in regressive taxes, small government, not funding education and promoting intolerance. Yay, Idaho! We also believe that poverty is the ideal state for workers and that businesses shouldn’t be burdened by much in the way of regulations or taxes. Yay, Idaho! And if Idaho state legslator Bill […]

I’m getting old — I forgot to mention that it snowed last night. Our first snow of the year per my wife (considering all the snow we had January through April, I’d say she is getting old too), or the first snow of the season per me. In my book that means we’ve passed straight […]

The economy’s rosy . . . so why does America’s accountant (I really should remember the links when posting this crap, shouldn’t I?) have to do a nationwide tour explaining that we are fucked, economically speaking? Hmmm, maybe sending all our money to Halliburton, et. al to screw the war on terrorism was not such […]

I got back from yet another business trip this Friday and spent Saturday watching soccer, prepping the yard for winter, stacking firewood and finally putting the new front brake on my scooter. It wasn’t that difficult, but I did have to disassemble the entire front end to get the damned thing in there. That done, […]

I’ve been home all week. After the past six weeks or so, this doesn’t feel natural. Nice, but not natural. Today was the first day I’ve woken feeling happy in a while. Being puppet-boy for a disorganized and understaffed proserv team (yes, I am an Army of One here) has been incredibly stressful. I am […]

Yes, I’m still here. Things have been a bit crazy around here, lots of blog-worthy stuff, I am sure. With luck, I will get it in here. Most likely, it will remain a huge gap. So, what’s new? The skies are filled with smoke, thanks to forest fires raging throughout both Idaho and Washington. My […]

We’re going to Canada, eh! We tried giving the kids a quick course on Canadian, but they refuse to deal with the intricacies of saying hoose rather than house, aboot rather than about. Should be interesting, though. The boy-child thought the idea of a moose loose in the hoose was hilarious. Now if only I […]

Good news: A fuse blew and the pump is back online. If I so choose, I can be stink-free today. But why change what works? I say stay the course and refuse to bathe! Related Images: