Nathan was about to pop to spend some of his saved cash today, so I took him to Toys R Us this afternoon so he could buy a Wii game he wanted. This morning, I took both boys to the grocery store with me. I think recovery of these outings as times to enjoy with … Read more
Well, that was fun. We just watched the end of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee. A 14-year-old girl named Anamika Veeramani won the Bee by spelling juvia (to advance to the final round), then stromuhr (to win the final round). Blowing either one of them would have let three contestants back in. She was … Read more
Dennis Hopper succumbed to his prostate cancer yesterday. He was 74. I missed Mr. Hopper’s first career in Westerns, and I’m too young to really appreciate Easy Rider. But in his second career, there he is in three of my favorite films (Super Mario Bros., Speed, and Waterworld, of course.) Heh! I kid. No, they’re … Read more