Funundrum

I posted that so you could all get up to speed on the Doctor Who, so I could post this.  This is a bike that parks at the end of my block so...

My writing.  She is not as good as she used to be.  Give me time -- I just need some practice.  Thank you.

For a couple years now, I've had the nagging feeling that I should be watching Doctor Who. I mean, I fit neatly into the demographic of ...

Ever since I took a couple cake decorating classes a while ago, I've been pleased to be an entry-level Frosting Ninja, capable of render...

And by "you guys," I mean the internet in general, and the SEVEN (7) (!!!!) of you following my blog.  I reckon 7 internet people ...

That my last post makes them laugh.  I'm sorry, it shouldn't be.  My intention was for it to be the saddest thing ever.  Either you...

My apologies to both of you.  But it's okay, right, because everyone thinks my kid is amazing.

This is my dog watching the "Dog Whisperer" show.  Yes, really.  Yes, I was watching it too, so it's not like I turned on th...

I found this child's toy at a secondhand baby-thing store here in Chicago.  Pictured there is a Polish cow.  A krowka, if you will.  I a...

Reminder: The "Saving" in "Daylight Saving Time" is singular, not plural. Please be forewarned that if you complain abo...

Conductor: "All aboard for the Brown Line experience." Was he high, or does he just have a great sense of humor? Could have been...

My dog isn't too bright.  With that in mind, please make a quick mental list of the things you think she might rub up against after a ba...

I'm going through a stack of a couple hundred postcards I just found in a box downstairs.  They were originally purchased on eBay for th...

...that's (nearly) not on the Internet!  Does this constitute an emergency? Is there someone I can call? Am I under some sort of obligat...

My child started napping sometime earlier this morning.  Based on previous nap experience, I expected him to awaken shortly after I finished...

You know you're not in LA any more when you turn on the local evening news on a holiday weekend Friday and see a perky reporter doing a ...

Sometimes, there will be a little marketing catchphrase that gets my attention in such a way that once I've heard it, I'm incapable ...

Here's a few pictures of Henry's room.  I'd still like to paint another picture for behind the crib, but that will have to wait ...

And someday, someday I'll make it back to Dublin on this day.  I first read Ulysses  ten years ago* during a cold January trip to Dublin...

I've been home now with this little monkey for just about three months, and the long-term effects are beginning to settle in.  For examp...