I know you've all been wondering, so here's a quick Ryan update. I have discovered this weekend that my son has Opinions. One such opinion is that baseball caps are only to be worn the right way around. If I put my cap on backwards (to take a photo, say), he will not rest until he's removed it and set it back to rights on Daddy's head. he has the courage of his convictions, this one. (Or, if his mother is to be believed, OCD. Tomayto, tomahto.)
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
billytea - Mar 20, 2011 2:37:10 am PDT #17996 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
WindSparrow - Mar 20, 2011 3:28:12 am PDT #17997 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Go, opinion-having Ryan. Don't let your dad get away with being sloppy.
Laura - Mar 20, 2011 3:40:54 am PDT #17998 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry, Erin. That sounds incredibly disheartening.
I say courage of his convictions. Set dad straight, Ryan.
billytea - Mar 20, 2011 3:41:18 am PDT #17999 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
It's only right. I have a bit of a backlog of Ryan photos here, but here are a few from Christmas-time: [link]
Note, in the last photo, the DVD on the table behind him: [link]
WindSparrow - Mar 20, 2011 4:06:32 am PDT #18000 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Oh, bt, thank you for posting pics of Ryan. His cuteness is the fix for a lot of sad.
billytea - Mar 20, 2011 4:11:54 am PDT #18001 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Some more photos, from our Christmas vacation. We spent a couple of days by the beach at the Mornington Peninsula. [link]
Jilli post: there was a sand sculpture exhibition there (an annual event; there are pics from last year's effort here: [link] ). This year's theme was creepy-crawlies. No unsavoury creepy-crawlies have been uploaded in this set; instead, here's one that appears to be inspired by Nightmare Before Christmas: [link]
billytea - Mar 20, 2011 4:13:25 am PDT #18002 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
His cuteness is the fix for a lot of sad.
It surely is. He is good for what ails you, especially if what ails you is a belief that wearing baseball caps backwards is acceptable behaviour.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Mar 20, 2011 4:35:35 am PDT #18003 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Ultimate diamond shoes too tight story?
Hah!
Erin, here's wishing you a job that deserves you.
ETA: That is one adorable kid, billytea.
WindSparrow - Mar 20, 2011 5:14:02 am PDT #18004 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
He is good for what ails you, especially if what ails you is a belief that wearing baseball caps backwards is acceptable behaviour.
I bet he firmly believes that trousers should be worn with the waistbands actually at the waist, as well.
WindSparrow - Mar 20, 2011 5:27:23 am PDT #18005 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Official servings sizes on nutrition labels are so... silly. I mean, how many people actually eat only 1/2 a cup of ice cream at one time? But on the cranberry juice in my fridge, it says the serving size is 8oz. Mind you, this is the unsweetened, 100% cranberry stuff that costs $7 a bottle. Who in blue bloody blazes could stomach that much at a time? I generally put a splash of 2-3oz. in a glass of diet lemon-lime soda, and that's all I can stand for the day.