Dishes The Life!

This is the only thing that did NOT happen over the holiday – no matter how I tried to choreograph it… I am sooooooooooo glad to be back at “work”. This last holiday was a real emotionally draining event. But the drive back home was easy enough – hands at “ten and two” pretty much [...]

Thanksgiving in 100 words or less…

Not true, can’t be done this year. This year, as the last, we are in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho visiting my in-laws. There is no shortage of great food, or family disfunction (which sits with a deep ladle right next to the gravy). This year is the largest by far. My wife’s sister, who also just [...]

Twinkle Twinkle Little OnStar

Does anyone out there have OnStar – perhaps on his or her comparably equipped GM manufactured vehicle? We bought a minivan a few months back – out first real significant car purchase that did not require parental intervention. It is a sleek Maroon-ish Chevy Venture. I did not think I could afford one – but [...]

Take a number…

As a kid I used to spend a lot of time in the bathroom. OH NO not one of THOSE blogs! My mother probably wondered what the hell was going on… either I was trying on her make-up, constipated, or pre-occupied with male matters. Actually no, none of the above. I wish I could get [...]

Great News!

Well I have to admit that those email spammers out there are keeping me on my toes. As soon as I get one email filter up and running the way I like it… presto! Some new remedy or magical salve is created or found in the deepest and darkest jungles that they want me to [...]

ColdFusion Sucks

I know what you are thinking – “Gosh Doug, that is HARSH. Can’t we all just get along?” Let me think about that for a moment, um – NO. I actually really like Macromedia, and have a lot of respect for any company that will refuse to sell out to Microsoft. But come on, this [...]

Size Matters

Just what is so FUN about “fun size” candy bars? The line has been crossed now, and I am finally able to reap the rewards of my children’s trick or treating. They are only excited about the candy for a day or two – then they wean themselves off of it. When this happens, it [...]

Fathers and Daughters

I have the greatest daughter, with the best sense a humor and comedic timing. It is Friday, meaning it is Jazz Day. I take my two daughters (ages 9 and 7) to dance class and one attends the merriment while the other waits with me… then they switch. It was the second round of dancing, [...]

Burger King – Have it MY way?

I am going to make it a point not to just slam stuff in my writing… but there are some things I just plain don’t like. Like oh let me think… dirty restaurants. I have not been to a single Burger King that did not have a considerable layer of filth on every surface of [...]

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