The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Can’t Touch This

April 2, 2009
Sigh. The world has many problems, but THIS makes news today."Michelle Obama put her hand on the queen only after the queen had placed her own hand on the first lady's...

Distrust

April 2, 2009
Riley looks very confused today. He can't figure out what I'm still doing at home--why I haven't gone to work. There's a look of puzzled, yet calculating distrust on...

Best April Fool Hoaxes of all time. True.

April 1, 2009
The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest1957: The respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti...

Not his best look

April 1, 2009
Riley had a rough day at day-care. It was his third day playing with all his little hooligan friends, and he was exhausted. My boy shows leadership talent. Apparently,...

So.

April 1, 2009
My first day full-time on the new business.I was going to post something about how hard my partner & I worked today on our first workshop. We really did have a great...

Viper Room

April 1, 2009
Wouldn't you just love to have your morning coffee with this pit viper?While they may not have the mug, some people do get to spend time in what I call "viper's...

Small print worth reading (so squint!)

March 31, 2009

Guess what this is?

March 31, 2009
It's a clean slate.Ok, well, maybe not exactly clean.In the "immaculate" sense.But clean enough on which to create something...

Done.

March 31, 2009

Celebration

March 31, 2009
Nothing says "celebration" like falling...

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