Eli has more toys than he knows what to do with, but of course that doesn’t stop any of us from showering him with more, especially during the clumped together  trifecta of Hanukkah, Christmas, and his birthday.
But gift giving isn’t always easy.
And two of Eli’s birthday presents have been HUGE headaches.  Not for him mind [...]

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…that was attended almost exclusively by married men.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, Alan, are you supposed to be blogging about what happened at a bachelor party?
Well, technically no. But I feel justified in doing so for two reasons. First, I won’t say anything incriminating. Secondly, I feel that [...]

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It’s been a while since I shared some funny videos – so here are three good ones to kick off your weekend.
First off, let’s watch this exchange from one of last night’s 30 Rock episodes. Sorry, Sam, but this is pretty funny.

While we’re on the subject of former alma maters, it turns [...]

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I’ve loved my 3DS from the moment I got my hands on it.  It’s a great portable with a lot of really fun applications, and I had a great time playing through Ocarina of Time again, only this time… in the third dimension! Of course it’s no secret that the initial months of the [...]

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There are many tragedies surrounding the capsizing of the Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia last Friday.  In addition to the confirmed deaths and the many people still missing, the fact that the ship’s captain left his post before the evacuation was finished has many people up in arms, rightfully so.  (His claim that he “tripped [...]

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It’s been a while since we finished the first season of Friday Night Lights, but Courtney and I finally got through the shorter second and third seasons.  And despite the fact that it took us a while to get through this batch of episodes, I can say that the show is still amazing and addictive.
Season [...]

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Today, Eli turns two.  And I really can’t get over it.
Judging from the picture above, neither can he.  (That’s him sitting on his first present, a new chair, while opening another present, an Elmo book he can read in said chair.)
A year ago, I marveled at all of Eli’s changes on his first birthday.  He [...]

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I admit it, I’ve really been hemming and hawing over the decision on what my next cell phone should be. The iPhone 4S? The new RAZR? The long-delayed Galaxy Nexus? As a Google lover, should I go for the pure ICS experience? Do I care about the bragging rights of [...]

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Anyone who’s ever heard me talk about music knows that I love The Beach Boys. Their music, lyrics, and harmonies are pure poetry, and Brian Wilson is an absolute American treasure. The band has been through an awful lot of turmoil over the years, most noticeably the mental problems suffered by Brian Wilson, [...]

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Happy New Year, loyal readers!  I haven’t written anything all year (ba dum bum), so I’ve got a handful of random thoughts to share with y’all from the past week plus.  Here goes:
So Eli is really into Thomas the Tank Engine, and I don’t get it.  The train cars themselves are sentient and conscious, but [...]

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