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If you missed it like I did, you might find it interesting to watch John Stewart debate Bill Bennett on the subject of gay marriage.
I have to confess, I haven’t really given the issue much thought. I always sort of thought of the problem as just one of semantics. Now, clearly, gay men […]

Part of the reason I haven't been posting much is that I've had guests, first my parents and now my mother-and-sister-in-laws staying in the room where I have the iMac. They're only here for one more week, so that will remove one obstacle. Although then who will change the baby? I really […]

Buying some new pants
Buying an XBox 360
Buying an HDTV
Buying a Lexus
Selling our old crap in a yard sale
Selling our old crap on Ebay
Finding a bobblehead distributor and starting an Ebay home business
Joining a health club
Doing some situps
Taking the stairs
Taking a walk
Taking a nap
Taking a one year leave of absence to take care of the […]

It's not that I don't love you, it's just… it's hard to find a few free minutes to gather any thoughts and put them up here.
Not to worry, though, I'm working on an epic post titled “The Future of Mankind.”

We have an appointment for L to be induced starting on Sunday night. So keep an eye on flickr; in theory by monday night you'll learn which cartoon character we've named the baby after.

The maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket ended in tears yesterday. Anyone who paid attention to such things knew that their chances of success were fairly low. The founder of SpaceX made his money selling PayPal to eBay, and by the time he's done he'll might have spent it all with […]

Driving down the parkway on the way home last night, in heavy traffic, two cars pulled over, and 4 construction workers got out and started peeing into the trees. What. The. Hell. Nobody wants to see that.
I should have taken a picture.
To get that out of your head, go watch the trailer […]

There's something odd about the way this page describes the parents of Frances Bean Cobain… (who really does look a lot like both parents these days. Interesting choice of t-shirt in that picture.)

Bathroom rule #84: Using a stall to pee in the men's room is discouraged, unless all urinals are occupied, in which case an effort must be made to minimize noise. However, use of the stall to pee is prohibited at all times for users over 6'8″, who, while standing in the stall, may easily […]