"Wanting is big, having is small"
David Barringer on wanting and having
Cambridge T. party
Blogging meetup with the anesthesioboist
Things I learned on my summer vacation (2009)
Stephen Stills' "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is a hilariously improbable choice for a sing-along.
Ah, dialogue
A loopy bit of Bonanza dialogue
Brushing without looking
The sounds of toothbrushing
LP, CD, DVD
Firsts
"The kids"
Grown up into grown-ups
Hi and Lois in search of lost time
Comic strip angst
ΦΒΚ
Matching father-daughter Phi Beta Kappa Key Reporters
Positive emotions and risk
"Fear and sadness have immediate payoffs — protecting us from attack or attracting resources at times of distress. Gratitude and joy, over time, will yield better health and deeper connections — but in the short term actually put us at risk. That's because, while negative emotions tend to be insulating, positive emotions expose us to the common elements of rejection and heartbreak."
Deer on a wet red roof
Fake deer atop a pawnshop
Stormy weather
Life in Tornado Alley
Jinx (children's game)
The rules are complicated and hilarious
Toxic postscripts
On Milton Glaser's advice and reactions to it
SOME PEOPLE ARE TOXIC AVOID THEM.
Milton Glaser's advice
Happy Anniversary
55 years!
Why stop to think of weather?
A song lyric, misunderstood from childhood
Homemade music
Family performance of the Raconteurs' "Old Enough"
Dickens in the house
Dickens, describing what sounds like my house
Domestic comedy
"My childhood has bled into my adulthood. They're no longer separate entities."
I, an aardvark
Fun while shopping
David Frauenfelder on fear and spending
"Though no one's job is perfectly safe, if we all decide we must have two years' of savings in the bank before we spend again, eventually no one will have a job except the security guard at the bank."
Domestic comedy
"I'm so glad that you're not a fraud."
A few words from Harvey Pekar
Excerpt from American Splendor
David Levine on enjoyment
"Enjoying is very important."
Domestic comedy
"You look nice in that getup."
Domestic comedy
"Is that what it's called, or did you just make that up?"
Four (no, six) gift recommendations
A calendar, a wallet, a pencil, a pen, and some tea
Streets and alleys of the Depression
Organ grinders and singers in alleys
Channel flipping
"A man has a chance to make positive changes by reliving Christmas Day over and over again."