[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] My list of most played iTunes/iPod/iPhone songs is an amusing mix, dominated by songs Loyette likes. In fact, only #7 is there because of me. (#2 is because of Becky.)
Because clearly, actual terrorists, trying to slip through undetected, are routinely going to draw attention to themselves with “arrogant complaining about airport security.” Riiiiight. Why, it’s almost as if this agency of the federal government is trying to use its largely unchecked power of detention, arrest, and general intimidation to harass innocent citizens into silence, lest they dangerously threaten American… Read more »
A behind-the-scenes look at the start of filming on The Hobbit: (Hat tip: Patrick, who wrote, “This video almost made me cry. I am such a nerd.”)
This sort of thing makes me want to not fly with my daughters ever again. And this TSA response doesn’t make me feel any better. Quite the contrary. Ugh. This is the part of the blog post where I make a flippant remark in an attempt to be funny, but as a father of three girls (a 3-year-old, a 21-month-old,… Read more »
Or something like that. (Hat tip: my dad.)
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Daddy, there are two Miss Stephanies. Stephanie from school, and Stephanie from downtown. Loyette
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] I never knew the police were so involved in Botanic Gardens event planning.
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] The chickens come home to roost (literally).
I don’t know if you heard, but the UConn men recently won a little something we call March Madness. Or the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship if you have no interest in fun. While the title game itself has been generally regarded as a bust—I choose to characterize it as a master class on defense—it is generally agreed that this year… Read more »
I’ve never read Atlas Shrugged, so I don’t have a dog in the fight that this quote may create — I just think it’s funny: There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes,… Read more »