Rambunctious Roundup: From Plastic Love to Ipanema
Almost the end of the 3rd quarter of 2020, and all I have to show for it are these interesting links. … Read More Rambunctious Roundup: From Plastic Love to Ipanema
Teaching the Kids Classical Music Appreciation… With Tchaikovsky’s Cannons
How do you teach them to enjoy classical music? Tell the stories behind the tunes. … Read More Teaching the Kids Classical Music Appreciation… With Tchaikovsky’s Cannons
Rambunctious Roundup: Crocheted Skeletons & Abandoned Sharks
This week’s link roundup includes an anatomically correct crocheted skeleton, an abandoned dead shark in a vat of green ooze, and Winamp as a browser app.… Read More Rambunctious Roundup: Crocheted Skeletons & Abandoned Sharks
Rambunctious Roundup: Fyre and Ice
Another week, another Fyre documentary on the streaming services. Meanwhile, all around the USA, there’s a polar vortex that’s making cities like Chicago even colder than Antarctica. The roundup is here for you, no matter the weather.… Read More Rambunctious Roundup: Fyre and Ice
Rambunctious Roundup: Deep Fakes & Escape from Amazon is Futile
Another week, another batch of links., including deep fake videos, and the futility of trying to live without Amazon services.… Read More Rambunctious Roundup: Deep Fakes & Escape from Amazon is Futile
Rambunctious Roundup: Blood Red Moons & Sparking Joy with Hoarders
This week on the roundup: super blood wolf moon, Marie Kondo fury, and markdown for blogging. … Read More Rambunctious Roundup: Blood Red Moons & Sparking Joy with Hoarders
The Refrigerator of Chaos
Like a cross between a powerful vacuum cleaner and a small, dying engine, our Whirlpool refrigerator was broken and emitting what seemed to be a dying gasp. … Read More The Refrigerator of Chaos
Rambunctious Roundup: Garageband, Storytelling, and St. Gemma Galgani
It’s a new year, and I have an abundance of cool links and an itch to get back to regular blogging for myself and not just for work. So I refresh the theme of this blog, and decide to do a rambunctious roundup of links! … Read More Rambunctious Roundup: Garageband, Storytelling, and St. Gemma Galgani
What Do You Say to Noisy Motorbike Neighbors at 11 pm?
I march out and stand in our driveway with hands on my hips like a true adult dad and say in a rather loud but gruff (simultaneously frustrated and angry) voice “Guys, it’s 11 o’ clock.”… Read More What Do You Say to Noisy Motorbike Neighbors at 11 pm?
The Dangers of Falling Asleep Early
I am rudely awakened by my wife, who has just returned from working the evening shift at the hospital. She says in frustration: “You weren’t watching the kids?” I get up immediately shaking the sleep out of my eyes. 12:30 AM. And the two youngest kids are not in bed.
“What happened? What did they do?” I say. Grogginess disappears with the expectation of disaster.
“Take a look,” she says with hands indicating the stairway and the carpet. … Read More The Dangers of Falling Asleep Early
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