Month: November 2006
500 Channels and Lots of Stuff On
I have received some very bad news. I didn’t contract some terrible disease or lose my job or anything like that. This bad news came in a letter from my cable company. They have decided to add a bunch of…
Shopping Time is Almost Here
The time to Christmas shop has almost arrived. Yes, I know some people have already started. A select few crazies have even wrapped up their shopping. That’s just crazy. Christmas shopping should not begin until we finish with Thanksgiving. I…
The Return of Parcheesi
We celebrated a very special moment in our house last week. I honestly thought of calling CNN so they could break into whatever trite election coverage they had on at the moment. This was that big. My wife played Parcheesi…
I Want a New Drug
Because of my background as an athlete, I try to tough it out sometimes. I also think I get this trait because of my four older brothers. While growing up, I had to learn that calling for Mom’s help too…