Ruby had a good time. She loved her costume and walked from house to house like a pro. She quickly figured out that it was all about the candy, even though she’s never really had any candy before. “Trick or Treat” is still a mouthful for her, but at least she said please, thank you, [...]
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Ruby’s 2nd Hallowe’en
November 1, 2007
Steve’s Rules For Hallowe’en
October 31, 2007
Carving silhouetted pictures into a pumpkin is lame. Pumpkins should be faces. Costumes which place a head on top of your head are not allowed. Costumes which are not really costumes but instead just a big bag of walking product placement are not allowed. If you want to be a Power Ranger, then be one [...]
An Open Letter to All Yellow Pages Manufacturers Everywhere
August 6, 2007
UNSUBSCRIBE
Steve “No Bluesname” Leroux
April 29, 2007
Kate and I listen to Preachin’ The Blues every Sunday morning on KEXP. It is our favorite of their specialty shows, and provides some relaxed, bluesy background to our relaxed Sunday mornings. Our weekends are not complete with out it. Right now we’re listening to a song by Eddie “Cleanhead” Vincent. Blues players have awesome [...]
How the mighty have fallen
April 20, 2007
The NHL playoffs may be all-consuming up in Canada, but to get a sense of how far hockey has dropped off the radar here in the US, let me present the lineup for the channel that is showing the majority of the games: 4:00pm: major indoor soccer league 6:30pm: professional bull riding 8:00pm: NHL playoff [...]
Am I shrinking?
January 30, 2007
My jean size used to be 34×34, and then a few years ago I moved down to 34×32. Yesterday I bought a new pair of jeans and it was the 34x30s that fit. wtf?
Trouble!
January 24, 2007
Baby gate? What baby gate? Now I understand why they were available with a bulk discount at the consignment store.
We Are Fabulous
August 30, 2006
Everywhere we go, people point us out. At the mall and the market and the grocery store, they stop in their tracks, elbow their friends, smile in our direction, laugh with delight. Everyone loves us. Actually, since people don’t point and whisper when I’m alone (unless it’s behind my back), I’ll have to give most [...]
Blink of an eye
August 18, 2006
Many parenting tragedies begin with the phrase “I only turned my back for a few seconds…” This afternoon I spread out a blanket for Ruby in the backyard. I put Ruby on her back in the middle of the blanket and went a few yards away to water the garden. I only turned my back for a [...]
Flash, boom, how-ya-doin’
August 7, 2006
I was reading in bed with Kate about 10 minutes ago (about 10pm) when there was a flash of light and a low rumble outside our window. We both went outside to investigate. One by one, so did all of our neighbors. Up and down the street, doors opened and people came out to see [...]