I’m at my Mom’s home, five hours away from where I live now. The reason for this trip was supposed to be so that I could see my dad before the liver cancer got to the point where he couldn’t recognize anyone, but that’s pretty much out the window. When I arrived Friday afternoon, my…
Tired of the Roller Coaster
If you were able to keep riding on the same violent roller coaster over and over again, eventually you’d want to take a break just to get your equilibrium back, even if by then the fear had temporarily subsided. That’s how I feel. My fear of losing my dad has (I’ll give you that it’s…
James McAvoy & Ron Perlman in New Hobbit Movie
Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson’s latest incarnation of The Hobbit is still in the planning stages, and rumors abound about who and what will be involved. Del Toro was recently quoted as saying he wants Hellboy actor Ron Perlman in the film, possibly as Smaug, although he says he also has ‘other plans’ in…
BrickGun: Realistic Guns Made from Real Legos
“The Coolest Lego Weapons in the World,” claims the website of BrickGun.com, about their latest Lego-based creations: realistic-looking semi-automatic weapons. These handguns and other weapons are made of only genuine Lego-brand parts, even as detailed as Lego-specific rubber bands for weapon articulation. These guns have working magazines, hammers, triggers, slides, and safeties. They don’t actually…
Good News!
God is so good. If you don’t believe in prayers or healing, then believe at least that my God is in control of things. He still would be good, and still would be in control of things even if I didn’t have good news to share. But I do have good news to share! I…
I Try to Find the Humor in Everything
My dad has been in off-and-on declining physical health since I was a little kid. He dealt with depression and some other things when I was in middle school. Around sophomore year of high school, he got into a car accident and had to go to the hospital. While he was there they gave him…
Beer and the Man-Hug
In Holland where Heineken is made, the saying is “Get the head right and the rest will follow,” a pun on the way the beer is served, with a large, frothy head. While I’m a dark beer drinker myself, my very first beer was a Heineken, which should show you how effective marketing can be.…
Congratulations! You’ve Won Teh Interwebz!
The internet is so great. It’s one of the single most expressive inventions of mankind. Since the limit on it’s growth is the bandwidth availability of each person’s network provider and the hard drive space on the web servers they upload to, there’s plenty of room for everyone to have their say. No matter what.…
Summer Party Plans
This Friday is pay day, and that’s always exciting. I’m paying bills, going on a date on Saturday, but then I want to (cost-effectively) throw some sort of a small party for people who are still around this summer. (When you live near a college campus and a lot of your friends are college students,…
Maybe a Home Owner After All
The house I was looking to buy the other week, but decided not to, actually went down in price. The owners decided to make an offer to me that was significantly lower than the market listing. I’ve since gone to my Mom’s house and retrieved last year’s taxes, and I have my two pay stubs…