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Jan 19
Chicks and nerds
I’m making a cudgel. For those of you who are not Howard Pyle aficionados, a cudgel is a heavy staff with which to deter or defeat enemies (those without missile weapons, anyway). The one I am making is only about four feet tall–perfect for a miniature nerd. Which is good, as it is for a …
Jan 17
Snowy, blowy
In the book of The Princess Bride, the giant Fezzik attempts to overcome a moment of cognitive dissonance upon seeing the Man in Black leaving the cliffs where he had fought a duel with Inigo. Fezzik couldn’t explain to Vizzini (inconceivable!) the idea that Inigo could have ever been beaten, so he rationalizes something to …
Jan 13
Gorgeous
Last summer we built a large set for our church’s Vacation Bible School program. While we were outside spraying our 100 faux stone blocks, my wife brought me a sandwich. “Thanks, gorgeous!” I said Another woman who was helping with the project said: “I wish someone would call me gorgeous.”
Jan 12
I made pie
I made my first two pies this weekend. I’ve been re-reading Pascale LeDraolec’s American Pie (nothing to do with movie of the same name). It chronicle’s the author’s drive across America looking for pie, and it includes a bunch of pie recipes. My first two attempts were marriage pies (pies containing two different but complementary …
Jan 07
Serial girlfriend
n., A girl or woman who is always in a relationship with someone, and who moves from relationship to relationship. I learned this term from my daughter. When I attempted to look it up to see if a coherent definition already existed, I found quite an oddity in Google’s autosuggestion: What the heck?
Jan 05
13 Months Today
Today is the 13 Month Anniversary of my MadMania blog! To be honest, I’m kind of surprised I have stuck with it this long, but I’m enjoying it now more than when I started. Thank you to everyone who tunes in to see what I’m rambling about.
Jan 05
Buying a stove wasn’t that hard, part 3
Part three in the chronicle of my stove-buying experience (parts 1 and 2). So I was telling all this to my buddy Kaleb. He suggested I go to Nebraska Furniture Mart. I had never been there, so I asked him if they had a decent selection. He must have thought that was rather humorous. Christmas …
