Month: October 2007

FromAct XVI of the Prometheus Melting Cycle PROMETHEUS: Ah, Drucilla. So you're dead. So what! Do you want to watch me cry? Do you need to hear me scream? Dead men tell no tales, fella. Neither do dead chicks. And, my fine feathered friend, you are as dead as they come. (Screaming) DRUCILLA!! ... Read more

Thevacation reaches its apex tomorrow, when we descend on the Disneyland resort for a second time, this time beginning at Disney’s California Adventure. I’ve never been there, and I’m a little concerned about it. I’m an old dog, and I’m not sure if you can teach me new Disney tricks. Remember, I’m the one still ... Read more

Therage has subsided. Disneyland was delightful. It's amazing how little it's really changed over the years. (I miss the Journey Through Inner Space, though, but who doesn't?) We finished the day and then drove three and a half hours north up to my other sister's house. I don't intend to do any property damage up ... Read more

Afterabout fifteen minutes on a Los Angeles freeway, I'm about ready to pound a paperweight into the side of my skull. I grew up in this stinking city, for the love of Imelda Marcos. Every time I come back, I expect to be awash in nostalgia, reflecting on the renewed promise of the City of ... Read more

Myblogging may be a bit more inconsistent over the next few days, as we’re traveling as a family. The young’uns have no school next Monday and Tuesday, so we’re yanking ‘em out early to get in a mini-vacation. If you haven’t spent twelve hours in a car with five young children, then you haven’t lived! ... Read more

All right, wusses. Nothing sissified today. Behold! Today is a celebration of all things MANLY. And I am a MANLY MAN. How manly? Let me count the ways. (Although this is, by no means, a comprehensive list.) I WENT BUNGEE JUMPING ONCE. Actually, I jumped three times in succession, and the third time was the ... Read more

Sonobody wants to read a blog post about the intricacies of Utah voucher legislation. Fine. Instead, here is a blog post with a vampire in it. He is not a mega gay vampire like the kind that live in Forks, Washington and make moony eyes at teenage girls when they should be sucking their blood. ... Read more

SoI’m driving my daughters to school, and my eight-year-old notices our next-door neighbor’s lawn sign urging a “no” vote on the upcoming voucher initiative. (It’s a bit silly for our neighbors to put up lawn signs, because we live on a cul-de-sac. But I digress.) My daughter then announces she’s opposed to vouchers, too. So ... Read more

Youmight say my mother has a thing for classical music. All the time growing up, she taught private flute lessons out of our home. All her kids are gone now, but she still teaches. In fact, she has more students now than she’s ever had. Of both my parents, neither of whom is retired despite ... Read more

AreMormons Christians? With Mitt Romney’s presidential candidacy gaining steam, that’s a question that more and more people are asking. To many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the question seems absurd on its face. Look at the name of the church, for crying out loud! Read the Book of Mormon, which ... Read more