More accurately, I’m back from the land of the living dead. That’s a bit dramatic, actually. It’s work and just work and perhaps I’m just falling into the age old habit of dissing the workplace out of hand. Either way, I’m back and have a bit of energy that wasn’t available previously [...]

It’s going to be probably Friday before my next podcast.
Work and life will be my excuse of choice. But it will be worth the wait. I promise.

We got back from Columbia today and had a great time. We partook of their St. Patty’s day festivities on Saturday which was quite fun. I got a bit of a sunburn but not so bad as to rain on any parades.
We got to see an awesome band called The Movement. They [...]

My wife and I are headed to Columbia for an overnight stay. Do a little shopping, lots of eating and enjoy a bit of whatever festivities they have going on there.
Marilyn and I have always enjoyed short overnight trips to places nearby such as Atlanta, Columbia, Savannah, etc. We haven’t been getting to [...]

Well, since the esteemed Mary Nixon asked, here are some pictures of Emily enjoying the new swing set:

I’m sure ninety percent of everyone reading this probably already knows about this site, but for the ten percent that don’t, check out roommatefromhell.com. It is a fiction story written as if it were a blog. Riveting stuff, too. I was so absorbed in reading it that I would keep reading well [...]

The 5th episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here.
In this episode:

I thank Mectapus for the theme music.
I talk about not getting much done despite having had a week off.
I play a song called All In My Head by Katherine Aelias Band.
I talk about wanting to start my [...]

Today I went through another Rite Of Fatherly Passage and put together a swing set for my daughter. She loves to swing. When we went to Myrtle Beach last Thanksgiving, Dave and Darlene took us to a park and Emily got to swing. And swing. And swing. She’s still talking about [...]

This most cliched thing said about the iPod Shuffle, I’m sure, is “It’s small”. That being said, man, this thing is small. Very cool, too. I’m loving it.
I went outside and laid on the porch and took a nap while listening to the Insomnia Radio podcast. Pretty funny, eh? [...]

I was finishing up putting the new bushings on the F100 when my wife and daughter come outside to tell me they were heading over to Nanny-boo’s house. I slid out from underneath the truck to kiss my daughter. She spots my toolbox with its assortment of sockets and wrenches and thingamajigs.
“Mommy, look [...]