Funny, when things get the busiest in my life I post the least. Then when things slow down I write posts that start off with “Boy, have I been busy!” Like this one. Boy, have I been busy! I think it will be easier to go backwards, chronologically. Sunday was Morgan’s 4th birthday. We had her birthday party at the… read entire post

Yesterday, the day before Susan’s birthday (which is today; happy birthday sweetie!), I took the kids to the mall to do a bit of shopping. As I exited the interstate, a local disk jockey interrupted programming to announce that Michael Jackson had collapsed in his home and was being transported to a local hospital. While pulling in to the parking… read entire post

About a year ago, Susan decided she wanted to go on a family cruise. By definition, a “family cruise” requires that the whole family go, which is how Mason, Morgan and I got roped into going. My mom and her husband Jack signed up for the same cruise, so it became the six of us. The closest thing to a… read entire post

Yesterday, a two DC Metro trains collided, killing 9 and sending 76 to local hospitals. That is not funny. The ABC News article about the crash, however, is (hopefully unintentionally) hilarious. A few quotes from the article: “The National Transportation Safety Board had twice warned that trains like the ones involved in the Monday wreck could be dangerous to passengers.”… read entire post

I have a confession to make. Last week Susan, the kids and I hopped in my truck, drove to Galveston, Texas, and boarded the Carnival cruise ship Ecstasy for Cozumel, Mexico. I didn’t announce our cruise in advance as a direct result of this story in which a guy who announced via Twitter he was going out of town returned… read entire post

Well I think that about covers it.… read entire post

Got things up and running and tweaked now. Motion control, night vision, and off-site recording. Got the first four cameras mounted and putting up four more this evening. Sometimes I wonder what my neighbors think … then I remember I don’t care, hah!… read entire post

Is the following joke really that offensive? “One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game … during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.” I, like most of America, thought David Letterman was talking about Palin’s daughter Bristol who, at the age of 17, announced she was pregnant during her mother’s run for the… read entire post

Last weekend was Grandma O’Hara’s 80th birthday party. My clan made our way north in two packs. Susan and Morgan flew, while Dad, Mason and I drove. The girls flew up Friday evening, and back home Sunday morning. Dad, Mason and I hit the road Friday morning at 4am. The normally twelve-hour trip took almost fifteen due to a couple… read entire post

Photobombing is “the fine art of ruining other people’s photographs”. There are two (that I know of) sites dedicated to hosting such pictures: http://www.photobombing.net http://www.photobomb.net If you think this picture is funny, well, this might be for you.… read entire post