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On Sleep Deprivation

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by James

Even with a decent weekend from the baby, I’m still short on sleep. It takes much more than a couple of good nights to make up for eight months of interrupted nights… The latest evidence of my condition: for the second time in the last month, I made the coffee at work, only to discover [...]

Rejected by Hair Cuttery

Posted on August 6th, 2009 by James

I got sent home without a haircut tonight. I walked into the shop at 8:30, a full half-hour before closing. After waiting up front for a few minutes, someone came up and told me that with 30 minutes, 5 others waiting, and only two stylists, I wouldn’t be getting helped. I thought about asking who [...]

Proof I’m Old, Exhibit #546

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by James

While I love me some autotune for news, press conferences, and other videos, I’m not really digging its overuse in music these days.  Yeah, there are some catchy songs that employ it, but Jay-Z’s D.O.A. (Death of Autotune) speaks volumes.  Watch it. Live it. Love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF6yfxwgRiM

Where Does the Time Go?

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by James

Another month+ has disappeared and there’s been silence on this blog.  Where does the time go? Here’s where: pneumonia croup reflux emergency rooms doctors viruses sleepless nights zombie days work family activities TV a healthy portion of “I don’t know” A lot of those things were unforeseen and disproportionately affecting our 6 month old son. [...]

Disappointing Night

Posted on May 14th, 2009 by James

To set the story of last night, we really need to go back a couple weeks, where our old reliable TV in the family room broke. We decided to bite the bullet and finally get on the high definition bandwagon with the purchase of a new flat panel. After reading countless reviews, looking at demos [...]