Everybody, sing along! Having gridlock Christmas was almost my experience. The plan was to head out today and head for Mom and Dad’s place, about 300 miles away. But because the roads still sound like they suuuuuuuck, we decided to head out tomorrow. This decision was made with no help from the folks at 570 …
Category Archives: books
Poor Jerry Osiris
I don’t often write about books, but I want to write about this one. Back in early August, I was ready to start a new book, so I looked through my library, and found this one called How High We Go in the Dark. I had bought it a while ago, and couldn’t remember what …
Sleep Talkin’ 3
It’s time to mine the last “Sleep Talkin’ Me” post for comments and spend a good amount of time laughing at myself. I’ve built up quite a compendium. Carin: Oh gees. Me: What? Carin: I hear mom and dad’s new cat. Me: You do? Carin: Yes. It’s going to be here in a second. Me: …
Sleep Talkin’ Me, The Sequel
A while ago, I wrote about how much I talk in my sleep. Ever since, Steve has been writing down the things I’ve been saying in the comments. As you can see, my chatter has not slowed down. I thought I would take them out of the comments and put them up here so they …
Is It Really?
Mom told me about a video that she found ominous. It was called “The Great Realization”. Am I wrong in thinking of it as honest and maybe a little too optimistic? I hope that, once we get something resembling normal back, that we don’t just go back to the way we used to be. I …
Stay The Fuck At Home
Don’t ask me why, but somehow it appears that neither of us has ever posted Samuel L. Jackson’s heartwarming reading of the children’s classic “Go the Fuck to Sleep”. So before we go any further, allow me to remedy that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udj-o2m39NA Now with that in mind, I give you this extremely important, updated version fit …
Silly Nephew, Didn’t You Know, I’m Bluffing My Way Through The Gruffalo?
The other day I went on a tiny shopping spree…for kids’ books. Yup, I bought a few books to have around in case we end up babysitting wee ones. I have learned recently that I can memorize kids’ stories if I hear them read often enough, and sometimes it only takes a few repetitions to …
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So Long, Jean Little
I almost met Jean Little when I was in third grade. She was coming to our school and I was picked to be one of the people who would get to show her around. Unfortunately I ended up with strep throat or something and had to miss that whole week, so obviously that didn’t happen. …
Scary Father And The Disappearing Literature
It’s sad that a lover of one series of fictional storybooks containing all sorts of weird magic would be so hard on another series of fictional storybooks containing all sorts of weird magic, but here we are. A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest …
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Jerry Howarth Is Coming To Kitchener To Sign Books And Talk About Baseball
I’m plugging this event for two reasons: It sounds like a fun night and I think I may want to go. Because whoever is in charge of making these decisions needs to know of my desire for an audio version of this book. One read by Jerry, provided his voice can handle it. Join us …
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