I was putting together an order for upcoming comics from comic book distributor Diamond Comics when I stumbled across a full page ad in their Previews magazine announcing that June is Obama Month! And indeed it is! Largely based on the runaway success of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man #583, which featured our president giving Spider-Man…
Author: cjbickford
Easter with Kelly
Before we had children, Easter was just a date on the calendar for Peter and me, and even with Neil it was a low-key occassion, usually consisting on an egg hunt and a basket with a chocolate bunny. But as is becoming clear, Kelly loves being out and about, preferably with others of her age….
San Jose Phone Line Sabotage
Yesterday, our internet was down for most of the day. Peter called Comcast, who could only tell him it was a bad regional outage, but it was being worked on. I’ve been in a chicken-little-the-sky-is-falling mood lately, so I sardonically surmised it was the Chinese testing the gear they’d recently installed into our electrical system….
In Search of the Elusive Banana Slug
A few weeks ago, we went for a homeschoolers’ hike at Villa Montalvo, and to our surprise, we found a banana slug on the way, which delighted the children, particularly the younger ones. So this weekend, I thought I’d take Neil and Kelly out to someplace with loads of banana slugs to look at and…
The Hypocritical Capitalist
I got paid by my client on Thursday, about which I was very happy. I love capitalism, no matter how brutal, unfair and “chaotic and unforgiving” our president may deem it as being. I sacrifice my free time and work hard, and then I get money which I may spend however I wish. I reiterated…
Trip to the Exploratorium
On Thursday, during our “break” from Charybdis and Scylla formal schooling, we took a day to visit the Exploratorium in San Francisco again. I’ve blogged about it multiple times including here, because we visit it often, and it is a fabulous place. It was particularly refreshing after our visit to the disappointing Academy of Sciences….
Farce Completed
Today I was in a black mood again, because it was time to get Kelly’s TB test read, and then return to grovel at the school district enrollment office. I figured if I did everything the very first thing in the morning, I might have a chance for making up for it with a better…
I Love New Orleans Cooking
Peter and I are both fans of Hell’s Kitchen. This week, New Orleans chef Robert was in serious threat of elimination and for the first time I was concerned. Because as much as we dislike New Orleans, Peter and I love New Orleans cooks. On our cross-country trip last year, I have to express again…
In Line for More Humiliation
It is 5:30 a.m. and Peter is standing in line at the San Jose Unified enrollment center (which won’t open until 8 am) hoping that this year Kelly can go to a school without morons, sociopaths, and parents who show up with their children, like, whenever. Although Peter is doing the work on this, I…
In Bruges
Last night, Peter and I finally got around to watching the 2008 movie In Bruges. It’s somewhat of an indie film, so you may not have seen it, but if you like the English gangster genre, or you just like quirky indie films, you’ll like this. In short, it’s English gangsters having a bad time…