You know that scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, where Harrison Ford and his little side-kick buddy are about to be squished by stakes in the ever-shrinking stone room? And the only way for Kate Capshaw’s character to save them is for her to put her hand down a dark hole, crawling [...]
Archive for March, 2009
26 Mar
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha
Does anyone else remember Olan Mills Photography? Providing sub-par family portraits and class pictures for decades? Regardless of your answer, please, please, please take the time to check out this blog post mocking a history of their photographs.
If you don’t give at least one belly laugh…well, you’re just not human, man.
24 Mar
This could be irritating to some people…
So don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Inspired by A Thrifty Mom, I’ve been clipping coupons for the last three weeks, accumulating a huge, unruly collection, and eyeing the weekly sale ads. It all finally paid off today, with the following haul:
For slightly under $10.00, I bought: 4 cans Pringles potato chips, 2 containers Lysol disinfecting [...]
23 Mar
You’ve been warned
Hubby has started his own blog. Not sure what direction it will ultimately take, but I’m confident it will be entertaining regardless. I guess this means I better start saying only nice things about him since he now has a more public forum of dissent. Yikes!
22 Mar
Existential Gaming
If you’ve ever questioned the gratuitous violence and crude humor of many video games, or wondered if there is any value to be found in video games at all, I encourage you to check out Passage – a game designed by Jason Rohrer. You can download it for free here, and it takes a mere [...]
21 Mar
I have a sick
Sore throat.
101.2 Fever.
Have been exposed to strep.
Swallowing is difficult.
Waited too long to go to the doctor – closed.
In bed with tylenol and old antibiotic.
Timmy is playing doctor. (Mind, Gutter, Out!)
Doin a pretty good job actually.
Getting me a watermelon slush from Sonic even as I type.
I really love that man.
Guessing I have a good excuse to keep [...]
13 Mar
I shall call her…Mini-Me…
Yesterday evening our family was blessed with the arrival of one bouncing baby girl! (Actually, I don’t really know about the bouncing part as I wasn’t there. That may or may not be true, depending on the reflexes of the doctor). At any rate, welcome to this world Katherine Eloise Kinder! And congratulations to my brother [...]
10 Mar
Update
I’m having issues staying on top of my reading lately. Work, home, animals and sleep keep getting in the way!
I’m still working through St. Augustine’s Confessions as well as a book of marriage poems, and they are both enjoyable, although the poetry is not as enchanting as I thought it would be. Still, it is [...]
