Just us Boys

Well, the day finally arrived. My wife had to go back to work. So, for the entire day, it’s just me and my son. I’m not sure how the day will go. Already, this blog post has been interrupted by a hungry baby.  Attempt two is occurring right after he goes Read more…

Happy Mother’s Day

I just wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mom’s out there. Especially my own mother; thank you for raising me and loving me. And to my wife, mother of my son. Thank you for giving me a child and being the wonderful mother that you are.  I Read more…

Avengers Assemble!

Got to see the Avengers this past weekend. It is one of the first movies I was anticipating seeing this year (Dark Knight Rises, Bond being the others). Now, I’m not a comic book reader, so don’t know much of the backstory for most comic book movies. But this one Read more…

Gone Quiet

I’ve been quiet here the last few days.  My parents were in town to see the baby, and my wife and I took advantage of that to get away for a night. We went down to Galveston and managed to get a full nights sleep, the first time in almost Read more…

Rise of Small Business

Throughout much of history, most people have worked for what could be considered small businesses. Many were independent farmers but you had the local shop owner, blacksmith, tavern, tanner, butcher, baker, candlestick maker etc. The only comparable examples of “mega-corporations” were the lords serfdoms, king’s armies and the church. As Read more…

Out of the Loop

With the arrival of the baby, I’ve been pretty out of the loop in regards to the various progressive movements I use to be following. I haven’t even watched all the recent Daily Shows and Colbert Reports which are my primary source of news (well source for what the major Read more…

April Fools

Ah, April Fool’s Day. The day the internet goes crazy. Sometimes it’s amusing to see what weird things people come up with. But if you are at all aware of this trend, it makes any news you see become very suspect. Especially from gaming companies and blog sites. They love Read more…

When it Rains…

…it pours. (Warning! This post is a total whine. But it’s cathartic so deal with it) As you all know, we recently had a baby. He’s over a month now but we’re still adapting to everything and aren’t getting all that much sleep. My wife is still on maternity leave Read more…

Exercise Update

I’ve been working on another blog post for two days, but keep getting interrupted. So here’s a quick one for my exercising update. I went out and got some new shoes and some compression socks to try and combat some leg pain I’ve been experiencing. I was all set to Read more…