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Hive Minds and Other Business

My weekly post at GNMParents (now ForeverParenting) is about how the boys tend to think alike. And act alike. And do the same things over and over again. Sometimes it’s funny, other time’s it’s frustrating. There are already some great comments on...

Guns and Kids, revisited

I asked last year for opinions and practices on having guns in the home. If you haven’t seen that one, do read it; the comments are fantastic. I grew up in a home that was very anti-hunting and somewhat anti-gun. Definitely anti-violence, that’s for sure....

Thanks, Friends

I was looking through the blog and reflecting on 2008, and I thought it’d be neat to make a list of everyone who took the time to comment this year. Do you know how many people that is? Rather than make you just scroll through an admittedly long list of links,...

All I Want For Christmas

I’ve already got. 🙂 Merry Christmas Internets. May you have a day filled with kindness and goodwill, and may the miracle of our Lord’s birth be a blessing to you. Oh, and Captain Earthquake has his own Christmas request, shown in the photo at top. Anyone...