A few people have asked me what my favorites list would be for holiday shopping. Most of what we have here is high quality stuff but of course we all have our favorites! This guide covers what I think are the best deals in each category. I may do a top ten list closer to […]

Besides the usual “friends and family” bit, for the following things the turkey will be thanked:
1. Michelle Rodriguez outed by her girlfriend. Oh, Michelle. So hot, and such a carpetmuncher. Yay.

2. I work at a place where I get to say (most recently to an older gentleman visiting […]

Whose cup runneth over?? Mine, that’s who! So, first let me say a huge THANK YOU to the Bee family for graciously watching the sprouts on incredibly short notice so that me and the boy could go to the grown-up dinner party hosted be the always delightful BBQ. (Huge fun, BTW. great food, fabulous friends, […]

Eek. My mom just called to let me know that the very week-end I’m thinking of taking the kids back to Alby-Turkey for a visit, my high school graduating class (1986 in da house! whattup — Woo Woo!) will be having it’s 20 year reunion. I honestly do not know whether or not the occassion […]

Reason One: I love the midwest because as I passed the cozy lobby of the Walden Inn on the DePauw University campus (which is where I am tonight, about to read seditious literature to the students), I overheard a group of middle-aged Indianans, or possibly they were Academics and hence fundamentally stateless, playing “It Had […]