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There are upsides of gas-powered equipment, like lawn mowers or snowblowers, and those are primarily related to their power. They'll...

Less than two years ago I wrote about my first couple weeks home alone, during the week when my wife was back at work, with two kids. I...

I've stated before there's nothing, in pop culture or elsewhere, that's had a bigger impact on my sense of humor than the Simpsons. I...

Last week it took a few extra days and 15 ballots to elect a Speaker of the House for the new Congress, something unusual but not...

I think most Americans know the broader definition of western civilization goes back through medieval Europe to Rome and, ultimately, to...

It's been on my mind for a while to do a top 10 movies list. The problem, more than anything else, was I wasn't fully sure what I wanted...

Our #2 child is now two years old and he's, up to this point, not been a talker. He came out of the womb sucking on two fingers on his...

I didn't like Amazon's The Rings of Power. Week to week, from a higher level, it felt like a chore to watch. The details of the plot...

If there's one (relatively) under the radar Irish whiskey I've appreciated for a while, it's Kilbeggan. I don't know if it started with...

Our eldest loves music and is either singing to himself or wants something played for him all the time. The last year+ most of his...

We spent our Thanksgiving down in Arizona. Much of my family is down there, including my parents, and we split our time between the 'East...

Over the last few weeks I've been watching HBO's Watchmen (2019), one of the shows I was most curious about when signing up for Max. I...

One of the most popular destinations in Washington DC is the Air and Space Museum, and for good reason. The Smithsonian institution...

I love Snickerdoodles, thanks largely to Ravn Alaska (a small airline servicing the 49th state, including Homer) and its humorously fast...

I don't think we, as parents, want to have a favorite kid. Nothing good comes of that. Ideally we resist the urge and treat our offspring...

I recently signed up for HBOMax, getting the discounted deal for a whole year paid up front. Yes, this was in part due to the release of...

A friend of mine asked recently how many bottles of whiskey I have open right now. I guessed a little low it turns out. The question,...

Sometimes you'll find a movie that's overall fine, whatever, but then has a particularly good scene that, as a result, really improves...

Late this summer (and continuing into the fall) we've been drowning in tomatoes. We planted a bush in our little raised beds in the...

As we all likely know, Queen Elizabeth II, 'the Queen' our entire lives (unless you're far older than I) passed away in September. She...