Take a look at what has been keeping us preoccupied the past few days. She’s healthy and beautiful; an amazing bundle of screams, gurgles, smiles and poop. Needless to say, we’re quite taken with her. Thought you might appreciate the update.
Front yard renovation and Father’s Day
This past weekend, my brother and his wife were looking for a home renovation project. They had already finished work on their own home, and were looking for something new to tackle. Yes, they’re insane. So, I gave them a project to work on. We wanted to remove our cracked and ugly front sidewalk and […]
What have I been up to?
My regular blog readers have probably noticed the silence these past couple of months. I’ve been extremely busy, both at work and at home. At some point within the past few months, I slightly altered the sidebar description of this blog to denote that it is reserved for “larger more encompassing thoughts, essays, concepts, and […]
A random assortment of things that happened in 2001
It’s been a bit too quiet around here lately. So, how about a timely trip down memory lane? In 2001…. George Bush officially became the 43rd president. Dale Earnhardt crashed and died on the last lap of the 43rd Daytona 500 (Coincidence? I think not). The Baltimore Ravens won their very first Super Bowl. I […]
A good 2008, an even better 2009
So, this year is finally drawing to a close. As it does, I look back on the experiences that shaped 2008, and look ahead and what to expect in 2009. Watching the boys grow. This is easily the seminal moment of every year, but 2008 was different in this respect, in many ways. Caleb started […]
Ice and snow, cold and bother
So, this is what my wonderful state looks like at the moment. At least, what it looks like if all storm systems consisted of uniform colors and patterns. It’s pretty nasty outside. We even had some of that thundersnow that Lewis Black screamed about on one of his albums. It’s ice raining. Hideous. I don’t […]
Preparing for the New Year (some changes abound)
Lots of changes around here, and I’m not just talking about the new site design for Nerdflood.com. I want to change things up periodically, keep things interesting. The site was getting a bit cluttered, and I wanted to clean it up by going back to the original template I used when I first started the […]
Thanksgiving Road Trip!
We don’t usually travel far for Thanksgiving or Christmas. We tend to stay near home those holidays, and prefer to travel and visit relatives in the weekends between. This year, however, Caleb got to thinking that it had been a while since we saw grandpa Cal up in Minnesota. So, we decided to invite ourselves […]
No, I’m NOT dreaming of a white Thanksgiving, thank you
So, it’s snowing. First actual snow of the season. It probably won’t stick around for very long, as the temperature is already up to 30 degrees and tomorrow it’s supposed to get up to almost 50. But, for now, we have about an inch of the white stuff, and the boys are terribly excited, as […]
Hashimoto’s REVENGE!
Well, it’s official. I’m finally a full-fledged member of my family. I now have a legitimate thyroid disease. It’s a mainstay trademark of the Payne family, at least on my mother’s side. You just can’t go very long without some sort of thyroid problem. But for me, it’s a particularly appropriate disease. I have been […]