Archive of 2007 February

I’m not a pheasant plucker I’m a pheasant plucker’s son

on February 27th, 2007 in Uncategorized by | 7 Comments

This guy turned up at our bird table this afternoon. I was disproportionally excited. Bookmark It

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The Windy Apple, city of angels

on February 26th, 2007 in General by | 9 Comments

This time three weeks from now Kerry and I will be making last minute preparations for our holiday in Chicago. We are going to spend four days in the Windy City, then head on up to Wisconsin to stay with Greg and Deb for the weekend. We are leaving Amy…

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I think it might be Rohypnol

on February 26th, 2007 in General by | 3 Comments

Evan is pretty much converted to baby formula now in preperation for Kerry and I going away for a week at the end of March . This means I’m getting to do my fair share of the feeding these days, which has been very good for our bonding. I have…

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Who’s the new leader of China

on February 23rd, 2007 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off

Who’s the new leader of China?. An up to date riff on the old Abbott and Costello routine. You never saw stuff like this on the West Wing Bookmark It

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Know when to hold ‘em

on February 22nd, 2007 in General by | 2 Comments

I’m off work with a cold today. Amy’s been at nursery and Kerry and Evan have been over at her parents new house helping redecorate. This means, for the first time in months, I’ve been home alone. I have used my time productively, despite the streams of mucus poring out…

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LASER tag

on February 22nd, 2007 in Uncategorized by | Comments Off

L.A.S.E.R. Tag. I must admit I have quite a bit of admiration for graffiti artists. Not the mindless vandals obviously, but there are some very creative people out there. Bookmark It

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Beatbox flute

on February 21st, 2007 in Uncategorized by | 1 Comment

Beatboxing inspector gadget. Play that funky flute white boy. You wouldn’t get James Galway doing this kind of stuff. Bookmark It

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Great questions of our age

on February 21st, 2007 in General by | 19 Comments

There is a burning debate raging across the blogosphere (well, on Deb and Bon Bon’s blogs anyway) over a philosophical question that is older than Socrates himself. A question which has divided nations, pitted brother against brother, parent against child. It is one of the great polarizing questions of our…

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I kill it and take all its stuff.

on February 19th, 2007 in Uncategorized by | 5 Comments

Evan attended his first ever roleplaying game over at Paul’s house last night. He did OK, but we couldn’t get him to understand the difference between a goblin and a hobgoblin. Stupid babies. Bookmark It

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Extra, extra, read all about it

on February 19th, 2007 in General by | Comments Off

There are two distinct categories of morning for the parents of a young child. The first is the “Please, please, for the love of all that is good, just let me have just five more minutes in bed” morning, and the other the “It’s half past eight and we haven’t…

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