List on the 3s — if a day has a 3 in it, I write a list. Get it? Got it? Good.
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been seeing a lot of year-end recaps of the best and worst of everything somehow connected to the Internets.  It’s especially interesting to see people reflect on their own [...]

Today was Flu Shot Day in the Shiny household.
While Av has been getting flu shots almost since birth, I’ve started much later in life.  There was one year that they decided to distribute them at work for free for all employees. And that year? I happened not to get as many colds that winter.  Seemed [...]

Dear Captain Awesome:
I still smile at the nickname I gave you, my brother, when I decided to create a blog name for you that would be quite funny. It’s not that I don’t think that you’re awesome; it’s not even that you don’t think you’re awesome. It’s that you simply wouldn’t be the type of [...]

Today was a very long day for me. And for Avi. This morning was business as usual. But tonight was his school’s “Back to School Night.”
Our routine, as many of you may have read, involves us leaving the house slightly before 7:00.  I drop him off at school for the before-care program at around 7:30 [...]

Hi all! I just posted something over at Snackie TeeVee last night. It’s a review of one of the hip, happening new television shows of the 2008-09 season.  Feel free to take a look and comment.
Aside from that? All has been busy but good. Took Avi to a birthday party on Sunday with all of [...]

Well, I’m back from a wonderful weekend in rural Pennsylvania. We went up for the culminating few days of a youth group Encampment for 6th through 12th graders. It appears that the week was fun for all, and we enjoyed spending the tail end of it at camp with them. Even Avi had fun — [...]

Thank you.

I’m serious, guys. Thank you. For all that you’ve done here. For reading. For replying. For being supportive. For being critical. For agreeing with me. For disagreeing with me. For laughing. For groaning. For both getting it and not getting it. For discoverng my blog for the first time, and for returning additional [...]

Avi had a note in his cubby at preschool today. I’ve scanned it in for your consideration.
I will bestow fame, fortune and recognition for the first person who can correctly identify exactly what it says.
Ready? Set? Go!

UPDATE: Kudos to bacon aficionado othurme for his almost entirely accurate guess! Read below to see what it [...]

As HelloHahaNarf correctly pointed out, I don’t like wearing jeans so much. Give me khakis. Cargo pants. Sweats. Even jorts.  But jeans? Sure, I’ll wear ‘em. I wore some yesterday. But I’ll usually opt for something else.
My son has taken after me in this regard. He loves wearing sweatpants. (He calls them “soft pants.”)  He’ll [...]

I think I’ve found a community of folks here with whom I feel comfortable. And although it takes time, I’m emerging as a member of this community. I’ve met many of these folks through their respective BlogTalkRadio shows, I’ve responded to comments on other people’s blogs, and I’ve even done a “50 Things About Me” [...]