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No, the other one. You’re probably thinking Stan Lee, co-creator of some of the greatest comic book heroes. No, I’m referring to the guitar player. And every time I’ve seen him he’s wearing a Marvel shirt, I think he sort of likes the name mix-up.
Success. At least as far as I am concerned. I wrote up a blog post for each day this month, which I did when I first tried this experiment two years ago, but this time around there are a couple of major differences. First, I only had one “bad” blog entry, right in the middle…
I’m headed to Boston again, and pretty much for the same reason as last time. I don’t know what happened, but not only did I not really write about the trip, I didn’t plan it very well and didn’t do as much as I thought I would. This time I’m planning ahead. I have a…
I got an email from GameStop this morning. What with this being “Black Friday” I sort of expected it to arrive. As a member of the Power Up Rewards program I am on their mailing list and expect these to arrive. This one in particular rankles me though. Here’s the relevant parts of the ad:…
We were all upstairs getting ready for bed. It was that time after bath and just before stories. While discussing names for the upcoming baby it came out that Déla thought it would be a girl, but Xavier was determined that we would be having a boy. “What are you going to do if it’s…
A lot of sentiment is being tossed about the internet the last week or so with regards to Black Friday and sales starting before then. Specifically there is growing backlash against stores opening the evening of Thanksgiving for sales. That’s all well and good, and I agree with that sentiment, but there is an additional…
I used to run a video game and DVD/Blu-ray news and review website. When I had to give that up (the monthly cost was $250 and the income was $0 – I was, and still am, $4,ooo in debt) I didn’t sever all ties with the industry. You can see the results of my continued…
For the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday Ciárán’s Kindergarten class had a project to work on at home over the weekend. Tom Turkey is a project where the kids cut out an outline/silhouette of a turkey and then disguise it do it doesn’t get caught and subsequently eaten. Ciárán initially wanted to disguise his Tom Turkey as…
Yeah, I’m making up a word. So what. Last night Déla had a sleepover. Well, she attended one. Saturday was the culmination of the fall gymnastics season. In the afternoon there as the championship meet and in the evening was the sleepover. Where Déla has her gymnastics there are three different locations. There are different levels…
It was time for mid-morning snack. Déla got some sliced apples and went back downstairs to continue watching television. A moment later Xavier came upstairs asking for snack. He opens the pantry door and peruses what is available. Spying the box of graham crackers, he asks for one. And one for Ciárán. And Déla. And…