We’d been thinking that we wouldn’t head out to Colorado this summer — what with the New One and all — but seeing how much fun the Hobbit had with his grandparents, and knowing how much better life was for the rest of us when there were more hands than …
Not long ago I sent out one of my latest essays to a Prestigious Journal. The article is on Tolkien, which is fun, but it also happens to be one of my favorites. (Though I confess that my favorite article is usually the last one I wrote.) Anyway, today I …
We got high-speed internet via the cable company (Comcast) today. It was a bit tricky since we weren’t existing cable customers — we continue to get our television over the air — but we decided to ditch DSL for two significant reasons: Cable was cheaper, and DSL went out any …
Spent part of this oppressively-warm day on the Isle of Palms, sitting on the long, lovely beach, kicking waves, relaxing, and watching the Hobbit play happily with his grandmother — who has thankfully given us a respite from some of our parenting duties. It was truly wonderful. Of course, I …
I bought a cellphone an iPhone today. No joke. Not only have I succumbed at long last and joined the cellphone zombie horde, I decided to go in with a bang by picking up the cutting-edge, just-released-today 32GB iPhone 3GS. And I have to say: it is extraordinary. But that’s …