Kung Fu Panda Scores

I have put off writing about this for a while for no good reason. In our family. I have turned into the one who takes our daughter to the movies. My wife works on Saturdays usually so it’s a great way to spend a weekend afternoon. Well, sometimes. Some of these films make me lose […]

Book Review: The Financial Lives of the Poets

To be honest, the main reason I added “The Financial Lives of the Poets” to my Kindle revolved around the discounted price of the Kindle edition as I planned my reading strategy for our annual beach trip. I placed the book on my Wish List because the summary sounded interesting, but a couple of dozen […]

Adventures in Plumbing

Because we don’t have a dishwasher, that regular task falls to me.  I don’t really mind because it makes me feel like I’m actually contributing to the daily maintenance of the house. I settled myself in front of the sink over the Fourth of July weekend to attack the mountain of dishes, cups and other […]

Book Review: Straight Man

My wife picked up Richard Russo’s 1997 novel “Straight Man” for a Father’s Day present without too much foresight. She knew I would like a book, and she knew that I generally eat up books which focus on a male character besieged by a severe case of arrested development. William Henry Devereaux Jr. certainly fits […]

Senior Games, Here I Come

We went out for breakfast on a Sunday morning with our daughter on a camping trip with her Girl Scout Troop. I thought I would just have a Belgian waffle and some coffee. Instead, I discovered where I needed to focus my attention for the next seven years. My wife and I sat across the […]

Book Review: The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook

One of my favorite aspects of the Kindle is how I can discover new books and writers, especially with the occasional free book offers I can find. That’s how I managed to come across “The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook” by British author Matt Dunn. (The Kindle version is only $1.99 now so go for it.) I’m a sucker for […]

A Close Shave

We had one of those special times a week or so ago. Bridget went to my mother-in-law’s for a few days of spoiling so Maria and I had lots of free time to ourselves. We totally took advantage of this. We went out to eat a couple of times. We went to see a movie. […]

Bad Teacher, Good Movie

A lot of times, I read reviews before I commit to a movie. I don’t slavishly follow what the critics say, but I want to get a taste of the general reaction to a movie. For instance, I have yet to see “Hangover II” but made to to fit “Bridesmaids” into our schedule because of […]

Book Review: Where the Hell Am I?

Off and on for the past few years, I have enjoyed Ken Levine’s fantastic blog. The former “Cheers” and “Frasier” writer brings wonderful insight, hilarious stories and cleverness to the Interwebs. I could never keep up with his stuff though, bad blog reader as I am. So I jumped at the chance to add him […]