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  • Andy-boy

    Today is Andrew's birthday. He is 22. He is known for such profundities as 'You can't judge a book by what you see when you read over someone else's shoulder, you know.' He is one of the best-looking boys I know. H…

  • Only a sister of mine...

    - would fly from Africa to Halifax in the dead of winter and not realize, until 3/4 of the way there, that all she had on her feet were flip flops. - ditto with the winter coat, or lack thereof. - would buy replacement…

  • michelin-tires

    It's Michelle's birthday today. She's in South Africa. I hope they do birthdays in South Africa. Michelle is generally happy-go-lucky... ...unless she has a lot of work to do. Michelle is nice. We don't look al…

  • The Windy/Flooded City

    So I went to Chicago last weekend. It was kind of a crazy trip. Instead of telling long, convoluted stories; here's everything in a nutshell. Pros: Seeing my grandmother Union Station! Driving past the new Chicago Fire…

  • So people are always remarking on my profound ability to state the obvious. This is, however, not unique to me - I come by it honestly. Note the following remarks made by various family members on a recent camping trip. …

  • So Michelle has made it safely to South Africa. How do we know this? Well... she didn't call. She didn't email. She didn't poke anybody on facebook. It would seem that the one surefire way of testing for signs of life…

  • Guess Who?

    Gosh. Maybe she's not from the cabbage patch, and we really *are* related.

  • Joshua on flipping his eyelids inside out: "No, it doesn't dry out my contacts. I don't know why not. Actually, I timed myself once. The longest I ever did it was four minutes! But then I kinda thought maybe I was wastin…

  • For those who haven't already figured it out, my family is wonderful. Now that I'm firmly ensconced in my new persona as city-dwelling academe, I've been harkening back on my former idyllic maritime life. And just in tim…

  • Here's another home quote: Jody: The funny thing about having kids is when they turn one or two, all of the sudden you realise you have to parent them. It's not like having cute little pets anymore. Michael Kaeshammer o…