Did you think I was kidding?

I snapped this photo tonight. No, it isn't staged. It's exactly what it appears to be, just as it was happening: I kid you not: That's my middle son, who will be ten years old in one month, eating ramen noodle soup, WITH HIS FINGERS! Obviously, I need to come up with a new approach … Continue reading Did you think I was kidding?

This Day in History – June 30

... in 1859, Jean-Francois Gravelet, a Frenchman known professionally as Emile Blondin, was the first idiot daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. ...in 1936, Gone With the Wind was published. (Prissy: "Lawzy, we got to have a doctor. I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies.") ...in 1952, CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light", … Continue reading This Day in History – June 30

Uncle Bill

Remember when I wrote about my dear uncle celebrating his 98th birthday this past March? (No? Then click here to catch up. Take your time - I'll wait right here...) Well, I went to visit Uncle Bill this weekend, and I made sure to take a photo: Now I ask you, doesn't he look spectacular … Continue reading Uncle Bill