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Test drive
Our son, Samuel, tries out his crib and mobile for the first time.
"You can call me Al"
Like a lot of kids who came of age in the '80s, I was not, and to this day am really not, a fan of Paul Simon. But every kid who came of age in the '80s knew who Paul Simon was, thanks to this video:
I can still watch it just any ol' time...
Matrix Guy
What do you get when you mash up Family Guy with The Matrix?
Fun fact: Both of these pop culture dynasties debuted in 1999. [Wave of the phin to Dan.]
The Empire Strikes Back. In 60 seconds.
To quote Geekdad, where I first saw this: "Sheer brilliance."
AirHogs Press Conference
The Grand Prairie AirHogs are a new minor league team in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, and we have some footage from a recent press conference:
The AirHogs season begins in May, and I'm looking forward to taking in a game or two this year.
Ride'em, cowboy!
This past weekend, we spent a few days visiting my parents in the suburbs of Birmingham. (That would be Alabama, not England. Just in case it wasn't clear.) My dad pulled my old rocking horse, Donut, out of storage, cleaned up the parts, and assembled him in the basement, all for my son to ride while we were visiting.
If you want to see a slightly larger version, click on the video.
I got Donut about the same age as the little phisch is now, roughly 1974. The nostalgia from watching my own child ride the same horse I did thirty-three, thirty-four years ago, was overwhelming.