Baby Talk 2011/05/21

So Andre is to the point where he is legitimately saying some words that he means, and he’s also parroting things that you say, and he is still babbling all kinds of nonsense.

Today I said to him “I love you.” And he said “‘ove ‘ou”. And I said, “I love you too.” And he said “‘ove ‘ou too.” And we repeated that about four more times.

As you can imagine it was insanely cute. I try hard not to be delusional about what Andre is and isn’t saying, but it’s really really difficult to be skeptical when you’re in the moment there.

Things taken from Andre’s mouth so far. 2010/09/21

A peanut! (don’t worry)
A rock.
A piece of plastic.

On being a proud papa. 2010/06/26

Everyone always tells you how satisfying being a parent will be, and I always believed them. It certainly looks satisfying, and being an uncle is a brief taste of it. But I don’t think it’s possible to really understand how satisfying it is to see your child grown and gain new skills and abilities. It must satisfy a deep need in your psyche. Truly incomparable.

Father of One 2010/01/18

I thought becoming a father deserved a blog post. It doesn’t seem that much else does. And we just took a nice picture of Andre after his first bath. Ally and I are busy taking care of Andre and not doing much else. 🙂

Quote of the day 2009/01/14

“But I would like to address your general attitude of hopeless negativism. Consider the lilies of the goddamn field…” Ulysses Everett McGill

Brought to my attention by Language Log, but a fitting sentiment for these troubled times.

RIP Phil McCombs 2008/07/27

The time I was closest to my brother Phil was when he was home from grad school looking for work, I was not old enough to drive yet, and he would hang out with me and sister Kriste. We would watch TV, Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Days of Our Lives were some of our Favorites. We would go bargain shopping at the Nordstrom Rack, and no one could get a better bargain than Phil.

Celebrating 2 years of Wedded Bliss 2008/04/15

Today is the second anniversary of Allyson’s & my marriage.

Ally, I love you with all my heart, and every day I’m grateful that you married me and joined my life. You are my favorite girl.

To celebrate our anniversary Ally & I are going to our favorite Italian restaurant tonight, and taking a trip to Portland on Thursday. For her anniversary present Ally got her very own web domain. You should check out Ally’s songs if you haven’t already. Ally is a gifted singer and song writer. We sold out her CD at the album release party, but we’re getting more in the mail tomorrow.

Here is a picture of her performing at the Wayward Coffee House.

The Thing About Web Forums 2008/02/24

Thanks to one of my favorite blogs, I found out about this very funny, and deeply philosophical web comic.

Galactic Heroes Wish List 2007/12/14

Updated with recent acquisitions 12/16/2007

Dear Santa, for your convenience I have provided a list of all the Galactic Heroes action figures indicating which ones I have obtained already, and which ones I would like the most. Please take this information under advisement.

Titanic Tony… 2007/09/11

…died last night after fighting throat cancer for a few years.

He will be missed by many.

Redax 1976 – 1983

Tiny Volcano 2001-2007