May 25, 2007: Childlike
It often feels like my kids are in a rush to grow up. As a result, I often forget that they're just kids....
Apr 23, 2007: Channel Two
I had the opportunity this weekend to show to Carina the high school photos of some of the people with whom I went to school. My picture was notably absent, since I was expelled from the school three months before graduation....
Mar 30, 2007: Arbitrary Rules
At work, we have signs in all of our student computer labs which clearly state that no food or drink is permitted. Additionally, no food or drink containers are permitted. The justification for this is that we're not going to get into arguments with students as to which kinds of containers are permitted. If we permit empty containers, we'll need to verify that each container is empty, which is not only a waste of our time, but also sometimes difficult to do (as in the case of a Thermos, or other opaque container). We also don't want to have to ...
Mar 26, 2007: 80s Karaoke
I bought a portable karaoke machine for Carina's birthday, along with a two-disc set of 80s karaoke discs. It's marginally depressing that all the other karaoke discs were either country or religious....
Mar 26, 2007: My Bartender
I ran into my bartender today at the auto parts store. Although he's no longer tending bar, I will always think of him as "my bartender". He told me that now he's racing motorcycles professionally!...