Let me start off by thanking everyone who has taken the time to post a short little self-intro in this blog's comment section.  I would say "Welcome!" but it would seem all of you have been here for a while, whether your respective screen names have popped up before or not.  So, instead, I'll say…

"My legs are kidding me!" - Akemi, this morning, complaining about her post-workout aches. After a recent exchange in the comment section about chatty regulars and silent lurkers, I thought it was high time we got to know a little about the people behind the strange names (and bizarre avatars) who frequent this blog. So…

Let's start you off with a grammar lesson... Dad's six minute cell phone video of kids falling... This looks like a good movie : There but for the grace of God goes Equestrian Dressage Continuing our Stargate: Atlantis rewatch with season one's penultimate episode: The Siege - Part 1! Atlantis's first season ends with a…

In honor of the bullshit that is The Olympics, I give you my Top 10 Olympic Scandals! Despite holding a lead heading into her final skate and delivering what many termed a flawless performance, and despite the fact that Russian Adelina Sotnikova reportedly "stepped out" after landing a triple combination, Yuna Kim had to settle…

Okay.  Weigh in with your opinions on the following...The Guardians of the Galaxy trailer:On the one hand, I'm thinking the visual effects will probably be great.  On the other hand, the gags in this trailer feel mighty stale.  Now this sounds interesting: Company to Launch Tiny Satellites That 'Bypass' Internet Censorship…  Why do I have a…

That's some weird weather we've been getting. Oof!  The Very Best Descriptions of Self-Published Books This is why I rarely go to the movies anymore: no sense at all.  Also this: at the end of The Dark Knight Rises.  And this: 6 Movie Plot Holes You Never Noticed Thanks to Editing | Cracked ….  Oh, and this: 5…

When I informed her that one of my friends had been feeling a little down lately, Akemi's response was: "Maybe she misses you.".  Well, yes, I suppose that's a possibility - but I kind of doubted it.  She doesn't seem like the "miss you" type.  Akemi, however, would not be dissuaded from her theory.  "You…

Hey, check it out!  Akemi packed the dogs a snack box today.  We dropped them off at doggy daycare so that they could work on their social skills and get some exercise. Lately, they've been doing way too much of this - Winding down the hot chocolate festival... Round #20... Big Bad Wolf: A 38% milk…

My mother is celebrating her 80th birthday this weekend and I'm in Montreal for the special occasion.  She had no idea I'd be coming and, to ensure word didn't get out, I kept my travel plans under my hat, not even breathing a word about it on this blog (I mean, face it.  A couple…

Yes, I know we're not even halfway through February, but this meal was so all-fired bizarre that I cannot imagine anything even coming close in the next eleven months.  And thus, I declare my dinner at Secret Location = My Weirdest Meal of 2014! But what, you may ask, made it so weird?  Well, allow…