My paternal grandmother had four sons. The big reason she had so many? She kept trying for a girl. Sister of Uncle Crappy thought she was done having children until sometime around September, when, she said, her lack of mathematical ability led to another pregnancy, her third. As I’ve mentioned before, she already has two… Read More a genetic first

Another friend stumbled across my blog. She said she suspected after a very short period of time that it was me. She read a little bit more and her suspicions were confirmed. Uncle Crappy isn’t nearly as sneaky as he thought he is.

We just found out yesterday that Southwest Airlines will soon be flying to Pittsburgh. That’s awesome news — they’re cheaper than everyone else, and they go everywhere The Wife and I want to go.   And it means we won’t have to fly Delta ever again.   So I haven’t explained about the Christmas trip… Read More come fly with me, unless you plan to take Delta

I just found out about this nifty new way to post from anywhere. Like, say, from work, even though the evil filters there think blogs are bad. It’s OK to raise your expectations of Uncle Crappy again, kids. We don’t have to post in the middle of the night anymore.

A long December, and there’s reason to believe that maybe this year will be better than the last… The first full week of 2005 has been, um, interesting, he said politely. The most interesting parts: * I was given a new assignment at work, a nearly full-time cops and courts gig. That isn’t bad in… Read More Adam Duritz says…

The Wife and I are heading to Florida tomorrow, to spend Christmas with my sister’s family — including my two nephews — and my folks, who have been down there for a couple of weeks. The best part about the trip won’t be the weather — it’s been rainy and in the 50s, just like… Read More on the road