I’ll Take a McRib With a Small Order of Gym Mat Chemicals

I’ll Take a McRib With a Small Order of Gym Mat Chemicals

Yikes! Having been pinned, face down to a gym mat in junior high P.E. wrestling class, breathing in that noxious aroma, I think I’ll be staying away from the McRib: “But it’s still a little disconcerting to know that, for example, azodicarbonamide, a flour-bleaching agent that is most commonly used in the manufacture of foamed [...]

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I’ll Take “Hells No” for $500, Alex

Our neighbor lady came to the door inviting us to a Party Light Candle party. This is the same lady who came to the door a while back trying to sell me fresh rosemary from our complex’s free, communal garden. Luckily, her party is on a day when we’re actually pre-booked so I didn’t feel [...]

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American Horror Story

Have you seen the promo spots for that new FX show, “American Horror Story”? It looks very, very strange and creepy. You can watch the first five minutes below: Hat tip to Blastr for posting this video. What did you think?

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Keeping Employees Happy

‎”…when Google interviewed its employees about what they valued most at work, none of these extravagant benefits made the top of the list. Neither did salary. Instead, employees cited access to ‘even-keeled bosses who made time for one-on-one meetings, who helped people puzzle through problems by asking questions, not dictating answers, and who took an [...]

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The Great Allowance Debate

Traditionally, I’ve been a big opponent to giving kids an allowance. When I was growing up, we were expected to do our chores simply because: We were told to. We lived in the house and therefore we needed to pitch in. From time to time I was given an allowance but it was a small [...]

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Orphans

  Hat tip to Geeks Are Sexy.

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Living Vicariously Through My Son

Living Vicariously Through My Son

Thing 2 started Cub Scouts last week and he’s really excited about it. Almost as excited as I am! See, when I was little, I never got to do Scouts. I used to love sitting in the garage, while my dad tinkered around at his work bench, and look through my dad and uncle’s old [...]

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The First Rule of the Stroller Brigade is…

The First Rule of the Stroller Brigade is…

Keli started a new job, part-time at first with future full-time in the plan, today, which means I’m again a Stay At Home Dad. I’ve been unemployed since March and, while I’ve been looking for work, there is simply more job seekers than job providers for my line of work. Of the hundreds of applications, [...]

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West Memphis 3 Are FREE!

As of today, the West Memphis Three are free and being released from prison! wm3.org Posted from my iPhone so I apologize for the crappy format of this post.

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English Breakfast

Last night involved a lot of drinking at a friend’s bachelor party, with me staggering in the door around 1:30am. As I do anytime I’ve had a bit too much to drink, before going to bed, I downed a big glass of water and took two aspirin – the “English Breakfast” as they call it in [...]

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