One day we’ll have prizes, but for now you have the satisfaction in knowing you are clever if you can come up with a caption for this photograph:

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I’m not sure if many of you are following the big Catholic news stories these days. Maybe it surprises you that I am, with a website named uncouth heathen, and all that, but these are my people. This is from whence I came, so I like to see what’s what and I’m here to say that what’s currently what is a large part of the reason that Catholicism does not appeal to me. If I were to suddenly believe in the Baby Jesus once again, I would …

After much ado, I made it to Seattle’s Qwest field to see the Dalai Lama on Saturday. His visit to Seattle over the past five days has been a part of the Seeds of Compassion, a gathering to “celebrate and explore the relationships, programs and tools that nurture and empower children, families and communities to be compassionate members of society.” It wasn’t solely a Buddhist program, but who better to bring knowledge of the spiritual importance of compassion than the Dalai Lama. You can’t get that shit …

I wondered if I’d still have things to talk about now that this National Blog Posting Month is over. Janie is likely praying for me to keep this up because she’s just enjoyed her first full month of uninterrupted sleep in nearly six years because I’ve saved up every last bit of miscellaneous information for you, Internets! Tonight, however, I plan on resuming my pattern of waking her up when I need to know something really important, like “I wonder if they put gluten in Snickers.” (They do …

Janie and I returned from our 36 hour adventure in Kennewick late last night and we quickly spilled into bed and drifted off. Before I faded, I could hear Carson eagerly drinking from her water bowl for what seemed like minutes. Her rhythmic lapping sent me to dreams of her peeing all over Janie’s pillow.
We arrived in Kennewick late on Friday evening and quickly tore off our pants and laid on the bed, before turning on the television. We seem to have made a habit of this…watching …