I was amused and delighted bythis article about a soldier who rushed out of bed to help his platoon members without bothering to put on his pants. He fought the Taliban in pink "I love NY" boxers and flip-flops. Thanks to my friend Evil Dave for pointing me in the direction of this article.
In the recent issue of Locus, in an article about urban fantasy and paranormal romance, I read: "(I know right now you are saying — "Monogamous?" Well, yes — in romance, the heroine does not sleep around, at least within the pages of any one given novel. That rule was a surprise to me, too…
The Elf King (Justinian) age 6. Juss: "I have a secret punch and a secret kid Corey doesn’t know about." Mommy: "Oh, really? Where did you get them?" (I wondered if he meant something he learned at Taekwando. Juss: "He doesn’ t know about them unless he’s seen Karate Kid 1 and Karate Kid 2." Mommy: "Which he may have." Juss,…
Juss amused John and I by doing a dance to "No Taxation Without Representation." This was completely on his own initiative without any prompting from his parents. It was extraordinarily adorable and should definitely go in a Lost Brother’s book. Wish I knew how to load videos onto the web. I caught part of it on…
I was quite dubious of the STAR TREK trailer. Frankly, it looked awful, as if the movie would not be in the spirit of STAR TREK at all. But, underneath, I was vaguely hopeful because I recalled that ever trailer for the show ANGEL I ever saw made the upcoming show look bad, but…
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Well, John is happily home from the hospital, sans appendix, and life is beginning to return to normal. We are all very grateful to "Uncle Bill" (our friend and the boy’s godfather, Bill Burns) who watched the children while I hung out at the hospital with John. I lounged in a chair beside the sleeping John, reading…
Some of you may remember the antics of Arko, Juss’s invisible brother who popped out on Noah’s Ark. Juss had dozens of invisible brothers, but none of them have been as omnipresent as Arko. Many of Arko’s adventures and sayings appeared on this blog, including Arko’s Ten Commandments. Tonight, Juss cried for twenty minutes–not fake…
Normally, I’m not particularly sensitive to media bias, but the following headline really amused me: Nearly Three In Ten Say Fox Is Too Tough On Obama Really, guys, ‘nearly three"? Isn’t that, like: 2? Or 2 1/2? Or even 2 3/4? Shouldn’t that have read: Less Than Three In Ten Say Fox Is Too Tough On Obama I have…
I came down this morning and Juss asked me what a plantation was. I came down this morning, and Juss asked me what a plantation was. I explained, and he asked what a Dalmatian was. Mommy: “Did you watch 101 Dalmatians this weekend with Uncle Bill while Mommy was away?” Juss: “Yes. And…