When did it happen?

It hit me last weekend like a ton of bricks. Somewhere, sometime, and without me really noticing, I grew up and became an adult. Not some carefree twenty-something college graduate or the like, but a full-fledged honest-to-god adult.

The real kicker was when I sat down to pay a few bills, one of which was a magazine subscription. Back in the aforementioned carefree days, it was not uncommon for me to write checks for subscriptions to Playboy or Maxim. On this particular day, however, I was writing a check for a two-year renewal to Better Homes & Gardens. That, along with Parents, are now the magazine staples around the Harrison house.

Oh yeah, and I also turned 31 a few weeks ago.

Once again, Holy Crap!

Its freaking hot outside. Here in beautiful Boise, Idaho, we are well into I don't know how many days in a row of triple digits. All I can say is thank God for air conditioning!

Holy Crap!

Its been a month since my last post here. You'd think that I've been busy or something...

Let the hijinks begin...

So Sunday morning I was looking for the remote to the DVD/VCR player. Searched all over the house, but it was nowhere to be found. No big deal, I thought -- Payton has, on more than one occasion, taken off with the remote, only to have it turn up in another room later in the day.

The day goes along, and still no remote.

We're getting into the evening now, and I happened to notice that the toilet in the bathroom is draining very slowly. Not thinking much of it, I got the plunger and started working to see if I could get it flowing correctly again. Left it for a while, and came back to work on it again. Still slow.

Sam suggested that I use an old wire hanger as a snake of sorts to see if there was something blocking part of the drain. And, knowing my son, it wouldn't be out of the question for him to drop a pacifier into the toilet (he's done it before). I got a hanger, started fishing around, but never really felt anything. As I was pulling it back out of the drain, however, I happened to notice something just past the curve of the bowl. So, I reached down in there (yes, the toilet does get cleaned on a regular basis...) and pulled out...yep, you guessed it:

The remote control.

As it turns out, Payton got a hold of it and dropped it down the toilet. Neither Sam or I noticed, and there it sat, just out of view. For how long, you ask? Well, I'm not quite sure, but at least half a day. That'll teach us to leave the bathroom door open!

As a footnote to the story, however, I cracked the remote open, dried it all out, put new batteries in, and the damned thing still works!

Getting a little dusty

Its getting a little dusty around here. High time I stop by, add a new post and stir things up a bit more.

Okay, that's all I've got for now.

Why I Do What I Do

Is it for fame? No.
Is it for fortune? No (although fortune would be nice).

Its for him:


And for her:

I knew all that time in school would pay off someday

Nerds Make Better Lovers

On This Day

1804 - The first recorded meteorite falls in Possil, Scotland (High Possil Meteorite).

from Wikipedia

I've been here

Here's where I've been over the years - how about you?

Courtesy of the Visited States Project on douweosinga.com.

I want one

With the "Man Card" still firmly placed in my wallet, I have to say that this is pretty cool!
(courtesy of AdPulp)