Finding Space for our Dogs
Ever since we had Liam, we’ve had a vexing problem on our hands: our dogs. As soon as he came around, our ability to pay attention to them dropped pretty significantly. A new baby is a lot of work, especially...
Author: Jesse
Amtrak FTW?
My grandmother has been agitating for us to come back out and visit again this year. As you well know, flying has become out of the question, so I spent a bit of time crunching the numbers on both driving...
Workaround: XBMC/Boxee and Windows Live Sign-In Assistant
I didn’t know how else to get this workaround out there, so I figured this must be the place. If the subject title makes no sense to you, go ahead and skip this post. There is a vexing and frustrating...
We're used to this kind of ridiculous
For lunch, I was chomping down a few clementine oranges (arguably one of the best things about winter) and Liam was watching me very intently. Since he was cool with drinking a bunch of my orange juice at breakfast less...
This is exactly what it looks like.
Yes, that’s Liam. In a three-wheeled stroller. With no pants. We felt so white trash. When we got off the plane in Boston, our gate-checked stroller had been unceremoniously tossed onto the jetway like a rag doll, though we didn’t...
A Letter to the Air Transport Association
I sent the following letter to the Air Transport Association who represents the airline industry. I would encourage you to send them a letter of your own and refuse to fly until they get rid of government-mandated sexual assault, especially...
Recipe: Zuppa Toscana, Light Style
I was looking at our pantry trying to figure out what to make for dinner and the bag of potatoes kept staring at me. Frying was just too messy, mashed potatoes was too much work, and our standby baked potato...
A one-car family?
I feel sorry for our sedan. See, it’s been sitting unused for almost a month now. Aside from moving it from the driveway to the street for our garage sale, then back into the driveway, it hasn’t moved. No, nothing...
Doing With Less
When you take a moment to actually assess which of the things you own you actually use, you’ll find that you don’t use a surprising amount of it. Often, you won’t be able to remember the last time you did...
And suddenly, I feel the need to leave the 'burbs
We’ve been living out in the suburbia of Sandy for almost 5 years now. During that time, I always thought that we had a pretty good thing going, an affordable house on a relatively large lot with a short drive...
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