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 […]
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 […]
Don’t mind me, just hanging up the “gone writin'” sign
I would love to able to say that I’ve been “busy” lately, but that just isn’t the right word. Distracted is probably more appropriate. Between being glued to the Democratic National Convention speeches and pretending to write a novel, I just haven’t found the time to do much else besides surf and not blog. I […]
It’s Iowa State Fair time!
It’s that magical, sensational time of year. That’s right, it’s FAIR TIME! Tomorrow morning, at the absolute crack of dawn, the Iowa state fairgrounds will awaken and begin a sensory overload the likes of which haven’t been seen since…well, last year, I suppose. I’ve taken the day off so that we can arrive by 8:00 […]
Now I have competition from my wife
Well, not “competition” in the strictest sense, since I’m actually eager to see her in this particular space, but it appears as though my wife has decided to take up blogging. Now, I won’t be linking to her blog around these parts, as it’s a more personal site for just close friends and family. I […]
Secrets of the 5-year-old’s samurai drawings
So last night, like every Tuesday night, my oldest son and I (and the youngest one, when he was capable of sitting still for more than ten seconds) sat down to watch Nova. This time the episode was Secrets of the Samurai Sword. You can tell that an episode is particularly good when the boy […]
Happy anniversary to us!
Today marks seven wonderful years married to my wife. From our carefree days in the UNI college dorms, to our early married days living in a tiny shack in West Des Moines, to our current life in a tiny house in a tiny rural Iowa town, with two not-so-tiny boys running our every moment. Not […]
Happy (belated) Mother’s Day!
I don’t ordinarily post on the weekends, so I didn’t get an opportunity to bid mothers everywhere a happy day of rejoicing in the fact that they exist. For those curious, this photo demonstrates how my wonderful wife chose to spend some of her special day. More pictures of her superior karting skills and the […]
Posting this photo is an absolute must
I couldn’t resist. These pictures were taken over at my sister’s house a couple of weeks ago. Does my toddler look absolutely adorable wearing novelty Hulk hands? I submit to you that he most definitely does. Not only that, but he’s got a mean right hook and could probably clean my clock with those monstrosities […]