A day at the grandparents

I do some painting. Jonah does some waving. The most fantastic apple (not Apple) ever. Jonah’s baptism class, part 1. All the hubbub, bub. I spent several hours painting my parents house today, in part because it needed doing and I’m willing to climb up...

A mid-September review

Take the quick reading test that everybody’s sending me. Read about how Jonah and I are doing together. Marvel as Erin jumps another salary column at work. Pinch me, I’m dreaming. A couple different folks have sent me this, so I thought I’d reproduce...

Quick take on the Demos for prez

Wesley Clark should be an interesting candidate, but he’s gotta do a whole lot in a big hurry. Hmm…sounds like John Kerry. I find the entry of Wesley Clark in the Democratic presidential field interesting. From what I hear, he represents the last shot of...

Lexus=OK; Not so the nation

A brief update on the car. Extended thoughts on 9/11. Mere moments before I was going to start wearing a placard reading “I kill cars for free,” Dad came over with his Accord, and we were able to get the Lexus jump started. Turns out that the original 1997...

Surprise! Car won’t start

I seem to be in some kind of space-time continuum loop. Every car I drive stops working, I get it fixed, then it stops working again. Somebody shoot me now. I don’t know which circle of Hell I’m in, but now the Lexus won’t start. It just gives me a...