It Happened to Me

London travel diary: Jammin’ with Nelson

On the evening of our first day in London, we passed by Nelson Mandela’s bust and played the first verse…

2 years ago

London travel diary: The Whisky Exchange

We weren’t quite sure how jet-lagged we’d be when we landed in London on the morning of Saturday, June 11th,…

2 years ago

My “Dad Sweatshirt”

My move from Toronto to Florida — a little over eight years ago now — forced me to really apply a rule I try…

2 years ago

Last night’s flooding

Last night was just a tropical storm and not a hurricane, but Nebraska Avenue south of Sligh — not a tiny…

2 years ago

Thanks for the encouragement, microphone stand box!

I rather like the encouraging message printed on the side of the box for the microphone stand I ordered (it…

3 years ago

Four years ago today…

Four years ago today, I was flying into Washington, DC to both attend and give presentations at RWDevCon, a conference…

3 years ago

What happened with the accordion on Saturday night

To celebrate our seventh anniversary, we took a a Thursday-to-Sunday road trip to St. Augustine. We had a great time,…

3 years ago

Tonight’s plans include…DARKNESS! (or: “Dark-ness! No re-funds!”)

Wait — people ask for refunds for darkness? Here’s the text of the poster, with all its oddly abitrary capitalization…

3 years ago

Happy Valentine’s Day!

This is our tenth Valentine’s day together, and we’re still loving it. Hope yours is a happy one!

3 years ago

My first encounter with “Maus” in 1987

My first encounter with Maus — the graphic novel recently banned by the school board in McMinn County in Tennessee —…

3 years ago