I have never been a gaming girl. Pong used to stress me out. Ms. Pac Man chewed me up and spat me out. Centipede about made my heart explode. I'm aging myself here. What I mean is, video games have never been my thing. My older brother had always been a fanatic. Even at the ripe … [Read more...] about SONY PSP and Me
Archives for 2010
Hebrew National Better Than-A-Picnic Picnic in Raleigh!
I've been looking for ways to engage Bird and Deal in community service since they were itty bittier than they are now. Nothing was ever really feasible for little kids. We started donating half their piggy bank money to charity every year on their birthdays. At first we picked … [Read more...] about Hebrew National Better Than-A-Picnic Picnic in Raleigh!
5:00 Fridays – Yard o’ Beer
Mac Daddy got a giant beer glass as a groomsman gift once. It's totally apropos considering he and his buddies all hail from Wisconsin. The glass is cool and it was a rockin' gift. I mean, there was a time we would have knocked back a yard of beer in one sitting and gotten off … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Yard o’ Beer
Wordless Wednesday: Colonial Time Out
Target is Now a Double Entendre: 30 Minutes of Misunderstanding
My friend Tony was in the midst of a shooting over the weekend. While the rest of us were swilling beer and grilling hot dogs, Tony was crouched behind a rack of clothes with his 7-year old daughter and a teenage complete stranger who were terrified. Tony held it together during … [Read more...] about Target is Now a Double Entendre: 30 Minutes of Misunderstanding
5:00 Fridays – Strawberry Sangria
I have a thing for sangria. My neighbor John mixes a mean sangria. He has no real recipe, yet the concoction tastes like Aphrodite's nectar every single time. I first got a whiff of it sometime around July 2003, just a month before Bird was born. Some neighbors graciously hosted … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Strawberry Sangria
