Tales of Beedle the Bard to Be Published

Remember a while ago when J.K. Rowling’s auctioned for charity a book of fairy tales related to the Harry Potter universe? Well, there was a bit of good news for Harry Potter fans today.
It turns out The Tales of Beedle the Bard will be published in the United States and Britain, with the proceeds [...]

Win Some Stuff

I’m still not 100% right today, so I’m gonna hold off on a big post. My brain still isn’t 100% (though some might say it never is).
Anyhow, I came across a few contests. First, you can win an Advance Copy of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard book. Here are the details for that:
Kindly [...]

The Plague Again

I was all set to write a funny post today about the only valid reason to grow a “mullet”, and I wound up getting the Plague last night. It’s currently 2:30 in the afternoon and I haven’t eaten anything. Not cool. I hope to feel better tomorrow and give you all a [...]

On Our Way Home

Well, the reunion went well. My wife’s uncle is a doctor and has a really lovely house. We spent much of the time in the pool.
The hotel was very loud last night, we called the front desk 4 times, so we didn’t get much sleep. Perfect for out 400 mile car ride [...]

Got Our Money’s Worth

Thanks everyone for the comments about the baby’s first picture. I’ll respond Tuesday when we’re home.
We just got back from the $10 breakfast at the hotel. I tried to eat my money’s worth in sausage and bacon. We also may or may not have scored a few little boxes of cereal and [...]

A First Picture

As you read this, I’m probably in my car on my way to Rhode Island for my wife’s family reunion. It will be a good time once we get there. The only bad part is that it’s going to take us probably ten hours.
Thursday, we had our first official doctor’s visit for baby [...]

1800 Year Old Elvis?

My daughter was sitting on her little potty this morning, big tears running down her cheek, telling me “You’re not going to work today Daddy?” I hope that doesn’t happen every day, because I might have to quit my job.
I found something pretty cool at Boing Boing today, as I often do. They [...]

Get Off My Lawn!

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So, I was mowing the lawn yesterday and looking over my yard. It’s not a lot of land, but it’s mine. There are times, such as last night, when I wish I could just abandon it and start with a new yard, because mine is so unkempt.
It’s not that I [...]

I’m A Winner!

As most of you know, my story, Ar’n Man, took fourth place out of sixty-four entries in the writing contest at The Clarity of Night. I’m so happy about that. This feels so good because there were so many good entries. Maybe I am OK at this writing thing. At least [...]

Budweiser Theorem

My family and I were in Pittsburgh over the weekend, mostly because my wife’s sister had a baby and we wanted to see the bundle of joy. This is my third niece, so that’s pretty neat. Holding the newborn, however, I realized I forgot almost everything I learned in the two years since [...]