Pets are a pretty common part of life for a lot of people. Dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, whatever - many people have some kind of pet.
Laura and I have different pets. We have all kinds of crazy pets - three leopard geckos, four ferrets, a fish tank, a dog, and Laura […]
So last Sunday was our first major ice storm this year. There had been some freezing rain and sleet in the prior week, but that Sunday night was the first time this season that ice had actually accumulated on roads, cars, and walkways.
Well an icy Sunday made for a really shitty Monday. […]
In trilogies, each chapter plays a specific role in the entire story. The first one is good and grabs your interest, the second one can vary - sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s great, and sometimes it’s mediocre - and should expand on what you’ve learned in the first chapter, perhaps introducing new elements or […]
The next day I called my guy at American Family to report the accident and find out what I need to do next. I tell him the whole story, including a very vivid description of how the other driver was clearly at fault, and he tells me not to worry about it - an […]
Today is August 16th. I am sitting in the passenger seat of my car, and Laura is driving. Where are we going? Indiana, for DMB. It’s 9:15 St. Louis time, although I don’t know if we’ve crossed into eastern daylight time yet. It’s taken a lot of work thus far […]
After a day of rest on Tuesday, Wednesday morning all of the ‘kids’ went to Xel-Ha for snorkeling. We left around 8:30 or so and took taxis to the park.
We genuinely lucked out on the weather. It was a little overcast, but stayed generally dry for most of the day. […]
So Monday was a pretty normal day as far as vacations go. We spent the day eating, beaching, swimming, and shopping. Monday night was our first of three trips to one of the specialty restaurants. There were three of them - a Mexican, an Italian, and a Mediterranean. Monday night was […]
For reference: to achieve the proper effect, you can’t just say ‘Tequila Boom Boom’ in a normal tone of voice. You’ve got to shout it loud, with the biggest fake texas asshole cowboy accent you can muster, and really emphasize the BOOM BOOM!.
Tequila Boom Boom is a shitty drink, but Tequila […]
We had to do something hard this week: Rascal (affectionately nicknamed ‘ferrito’,) our oldest ferret and newest addition to the clan, had to be put to sleep.
It’s sad - he’s the first pet that I’ve ever had to put to sleep. I never had pets as a kid, so this was […]
I listened to Dave Matthews’ ‘Some Devil’ this week for the first time in ages - entirely by accident, mind you. I was blindly reaching for a CD in my car and that was what I grabbed.
What a fantastic CD this is. I had almost forgotten just how great it is. […]
