Facial Hair Envy

Carlos’ facial hair is getting better and better with each passing game. I’m wondering how long it lasts once summer comes. The chin strap might have to go in June/July but man am… Read More

Shame on 54 Senators

Below are the names of 54 senators who are OK with your child being shot in the face. Think about that for one minute. They sold their vote to a vocal minority in… Read More

Right Tool: iPython Notebook

It’s amazing how a well made tool gets me excited for all sorts of projects I wasn’t even planning on doing until I got my hands on the tool. I just spent 15… Read More

Bios Better than Fiction: Norman Mailer

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/books/11mailer.html?pagewanted=all   “At different points in his life Mr. Mailer was a prodigious drinker and drug taker, a womanizer, a devoted family man, a would-be politician who ran for mayor of New York,… Read More

That Stache Can Really Throw

Marmol blew the game, the Cubs fell below .500, Risso hit his second homer, but the real story was the most masculine mustache with a live arm that I’ve ever seen.

This is the year?

On pace to win the division. Clearly all we have to worry about are those pesky Brewers.

A New Garden Addition

Today Bella helped me setup a new addition in the garden.  Actually, she stood next to me for an hour or so and then managed to hand me hand trowel once so she… Read More

Day of the Garden

Today was the Day of the Garden! I spent a good part of this 85° mid-May day getting the back garden set for summer. I tied grape vines to the lattice in hopes… Read More

Bios Better than Fiction: George Plimpton

From time to time there are bios that are so outrageous you just can’t make them up, which thrills me to no end.  I love reading about an actual person who lived such… Read More

About time for a Renaissance

“So these are the dark ages. And the dark ages are the time between when you put away the lego for the last time as a kid and you decide as an adult… Read More

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