May 25, 2008: Launch
Tyler and Carina had an early morning appointment on Saturday, so I took Tayler with me to run a few errands. Our first stop was at the shoe store, so I could get a pair of shoes repaired. It was 9:30 AM when we arrived, and though the sign on the window said they opened at 9, no one was inside. Three or four doors down from the shoe place is a HobbyLand, chock full of model trains, airplanes, collectible trading card, military simulation and roleplaying games, and a whole lot more. I spent many hours in this store ...
Mar 25, 2008: Season One
I started watching the old Voltron cartoon with my kids the other week. We watch an episode or two every couple of days, usually just before bed time. When we started watching the first episode, the kids attention waned pretty quickly, and they busied themselves with other small activities while the show played as background noise. By the third episode, however, they were hooked. It had been a very long time since I had last watched the show, so I had forgotten a great deal, both of the story and of the feel presented in each episode. The story-telling, the ...
Mar 3, 2008: Movies
While looking to clean up my laptop's hard drive yesterday, I saw that I had downloaded a number of full-length features from Miro, but had never watched them. I transferred them to my MythTV computer with the intent of watching them on the television....
Feb 20, 2008: mp3 players
The twins' birthday is just around the corner, so Carina and I went out to do a spot of gift shopping....
Nov 20, 2007: Homework
I helped Tayler work on her science homework tonight. It was a very eye-opening experience....