| 14 Sep 12 |
… someday my daughter will stop dancing in the kitchen, and that will make me sad. #fb |
| 13 Sep 12 |
… #biggerontheinside. |
| 12 Sep 12 |
… p.s. has NBC’s Animal Practice been canceled yet?!? #GodIHopeSo #Olympics |
| 12 Sep 12 |
… damn, I didn’t miss NBC’s shoddy editing of the #Olympics. wonder if I can move out of the country before #Sochi2014. #TivoDelay |
| 11 Sep 12 |
… #Sparklet just said she wants to watch the #Olympics. so proud. and so happy I still have 5 hours banked on ye ole TiVo. |
| 11 Sep 12 |
… someone at NBC has a sense of humor. their Sports Network is showing Rocky IV. #DNC2012 #ICanSeeRomneyFromMyFrontPorch |
| 7 Sep 12 |
… i don’t have a single meeting, call or conference on my calendar for today. #PinchMe #OhThankGod |
| 26 Aug 12 |
… overheard: “you’re a silly meatball!” reply: “no, I’m a pain in the tuckus!” |
| 25 Aug 12 |
… #chillaxed. http://t.co/N5WGzZrm |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… winding down #keepdaddyfromworkday. http://t.co/lxrib8mo |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… Greatest. Exhibit. Ever. #ArtOfVideoGames. http://t.co/7Wx8A0JI |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #NotImpressed. http://t.co/xnWE9g8a |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #alwaysthegentleman. http://t.co/7UzRsgIN |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… start of #keepdaddyfromworkday, part two. http://t.co/KPd0rcvf |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… end of #KeepDaddyFromWorkDay, part one. http://t.co/Fah9Kr0I |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #GoodEgg. http://t.co/Blg3s4zO |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… Hirschorn. (#sp?) http://t.co/rzv5DSzo |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #Jump #Jump! http://t.co/seUA8J5Y |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #KidFriendly. http://t.co/YEpbj1J5 |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #NoChildLeftBehind. http://t.co/ippKZXkM |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #NoExit. http://t.co/9RueQQc0 |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #WheelsOnTheBus. http://t.co/XUPyZLLT |
| 24 Aug 12 |
… #SharingIsCaring. http://t.co/8QBiCwDT |
| 23 Aug 12 |
… #VamosUnited! http://t.co/LCegIcts |
| 22 Aug 12 |
… saw a “bike lanes aren’t parking spaces” sign on a passing bike, and now want a “stop lights aren’t just for cars” sign for myself. #fb |
| 21 Aug 12 |
… I’m cheesed that the #Nats are doing so well, mainly because it distracts me from the ^%?!$&* #RedSox. |
| 18 Aug 12 |
… #COYS. |
| 17 Aug 12 |
… I’m freaked out by all the “back to school” ads on tv, which is odd considering #Sparklet is 3 years away from kindergarten. #NotGood |
| 14 Aug 12 |
… you know it’s going to be a terrible day when you wake up with “We Built This City” stuck in your head. #deargodwhyhaththouforsakenme |
| 20 Jul 12 |
… overheard, this morning: “I have nipples. They’re under my shirt.” |
| 6 Jul 12 |
… tonight, my daughter called me a “silly meatball.” sadly, I have no clue what that means. |
| 28 May 12 |
… the baby updates are back in business. http://t.co/m4ipIvMR |
| 9 Apr 12 |
… i’m 10 days late on the birth announcement, but it’s a boy! two weeks early but still 8 lbs, 12 oz and 21 in. http://t.co/wvz2yYi8 |
| 1 Apr 12 |
… I just finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins on Kindle. |
| 31 Mar 12 |
… I just finished Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison on Kindle. |
| 24 Mar 12 |
… my 2 year old daughter sang Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” today. ask me now why i’ve banned childrens’ music from our house. ask me. |
| 24 Mar 12 |
… i just finished reading My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler on Kindle — http://t.co/VLwH9QxL |
| 21 Mar 12 |
… I just finished Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson on Kindle. |
| 18 Mar 12 |
… I just finished A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. |
| 5 Mar 12 |
… jury duty. 4th time in 6 years, because I'm a DC resident. can I have a meaningful vote in Congress now, please? |
| 25 Feb 12 |
… sparklet just dragged the kitchen trash can and a box of trash bags into the dining room, so she could “help” put a new liner in. |
| 4 Feb 12 |
… found a sixer of hopslam for superbowl weekend. I’ve already lost feeling in my face in anticipation. |
| 2 Feb 12 |
… my daughter is rockin’ out to Aerosmith. oh, God, why hath thou forsaken me!?! |
| 16 Jan 12 |
… sparklet reviews my childhood worth of music — http://t.co/4ToqPc5Q |
| 5 Jan 12 |
… normal neighbors ask for a cup of sugar. my neighbor asks for a cup of wiskey. i love this place. |
| 4 Jan 12 |
… four straight hours of watching #StorageWars on tv. where did my life go wrong?!? |
| 1 Jan 12 |
… I just finished Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen by Bill Buford on my Kindle. |
| 25 Dec 11 |
… just finished “Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue” by Charlie Pierce. http://t.co/y0YIGAzn #Kindle |
| 18 Dec 11 |
… in new york for a little pre-holiday vacay. follow the excitement, we’re blogging live. http://t.co/VfZrzkw3 |
| 15 Nov 11 |
… it’s amazing what $12 of beer will do to your disposition. |
| 29 Oct 11 |
… sparklet appears to be growing up (http://t.co/wgt9SHFP). |
| 9 Oct 11 |
… #pregnant. (http://t.co/wgt9SHFP) |
| 5 Oct 11 |
… drinking isn’t the same without @salsus and @dquerey 🙂 |
| 25 Sep 11 |
… sparklet is throwing balls at the head of my parent's dog while yelling, "Goal!" … i <3 this on so many levels. |
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my grandfather was born and raised in College Park, in a house that his grandfather built back at the turn of the century. the house is still there — 4707 Calvert Road, College Park, Md. — and i saw it at least a dozen times before i knew what it was.![[]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/8135012702_4a52b674e41.jpg)
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today’s day one — national gallery of art and the national museum of the american indian. and he only slept through half of it.