Welcome to Jane, our newest feline friend, Rose’s friend especially.
She chose us while we were shopping a mega Pet Mart the other day, and we’re all happy that she did.
Ramsey is trying to make friends, Pookah is trying to figure out what the deal is and Jane is just plain unimpressed by the pantheon.
Tattooed Dad [...]

I go to the chiropractor regularly: at this point I’m sure I’ve paid for at least one of the good doctor’s visits to a tropical island, or maybe her doggie day care bill, who knows. In any case, I’ve been going for years. I’m committed to it, and believe that it helps me, [...]

I have perfection issues.
No, really.
I have two kids, so my house is a study of imperfection. Their stuff is everywhere, and it’s an uphill battle to keep it somewhat neat. That’s not so bad in my book, since they *are* kids, and for the most part, we can pick stuff up pretty easily. [...]

For the retail wage slaves out there, the worst day of the year quickly approaches: Black Friday.
The day after thanksgiving. The biggest retail day of the year. The first day of the holiday retail season. A special kind of hell.
It’s the first “big sales day” of the season. For me, in [...]

There’s a thread going over at iPagan regarding mean people.
I am watching my kids grow up and respond/react to each other, and although we are very particular about what they watch and how they, and we, behave, they do occasionally hit one another.
That said, they are also polite 95% of the time, kind [...]

Philip Pullman, author of the trilogy of books commonly known as His Dark Materials, is an atheist.
The books, The Golden Compass, The Amber Spyglass and The Subtle Knife, talk about the dangers of blindly accepting religion.
The first book, The Golden Compass, has been made into a movie and will be released in December.
People [...]

We had my fancy awards dinner on Tuesday night, and we certainly had a fine, fine time. It was a hallmark occasion in another fashion, as Tattooed Dad and I spent the night away from our children.
For the first time.
Ever.
It was a little bit nerve wracking, as I had no idea how they’d take [...]

Rose is all about going to school. She is not “old enough” having missed the cutoff for public school. But that isn’t the problem.
I don’t want to put my kids in public school.
I survived public school. It was a crappy experience, by and large, and I hated it. I was a “smart [...]

I have been brewing a few different posts in my head, many due to some of the items I’ve been reading on the net. Since they’re divergent in scope (when are they not?) I decided to start up with a bit of housekeeping.
First and foremost: Congratulations to Ms. Moonspun and her fabulous [...]