Archive for November, 2009

Live Blogging Thanksgiving B4 Thanksgiving 2009

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

8:35 a.m.: I’m awake. The wife is off to work. My guess is Pat, Dan, BJ, and Carson are on their way back to Pat’s with the pig – or they might be back already. 9:05 a.m.: I just asked the fellas if there were any donut requests. All I got back was “Hot. Now. [...]

Thanks

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

As a matter of history, our country has been in existence for roughly 233 years, governed by our Constitution for about 222 years. But in reality, there have been a relatively select group of people – men and women – who have been fighting for the principles and beliefs upon which this country was founded [...]

Cold Front

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Our heat is broken. Which isn’t a huge deal it’s just a little cold in our house which is only mildly inconvenient. While we’re waiting on a part to come in for the repairs, we’re relying on a strict room rotation plan of a new oscillating portable space heater (that doesn’t oscillate – it’s going [...]

Uncabled.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Back sometime around mid-July, Beth and I made the incredibly difficult decision to drop cable. That left our mild TV appetite to fend for what it could, using only its untested wits and patience and a $30 HDTV antenna to scavenge our favorite episodic entertainment out of the now all digital signal filled airwaves. I [...]

Blink

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Did ya blink? If you did, then you just noticed that the first decade of the 21st century is almost gone. You Aught to Remember is a blog counting down the top 100 notable trends, events, people etc. that shaped the last ten years. (hat tip kottke.org)

Gaga Walken

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Christopher Walken. Lady GaGa. Need I say more?

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