Below is the list of movies I’ve seen this year, very roughly sorted by how much I enjoyed them (least favorite at the top, favorite at the bottom). Commentary included for select movies. 8½ (1...
Lacy on Halloween
A bonus Lacy story: Halloween. Each year, my wife would hang up this terrible pumpkin-headed man outside our door. It would rattle and sway in the breeze, catching Lacy’s attention like a rabbit1....
What Lacy Knew
When I met Lacy, she knew three words. Her name, her former owner’s name (Greg), and “food”. She was six years old. Greg would communicate to Lacy via a series of clicks. He had one for wait, one f...
December 2024 Roundup
Below are things I’ve learned, remembered, or found interesting in the past month: Etymology: The word “ascorbic” in “ascorbic acid” comes from fending off scurvy. “1933 (in ascorbic acid)...
Dancing with my wife
Lacy had incredible comedic timing, usually with her tail. She would let out a hearty thump after a burp or off-color comment, or medical concern. “Don’t thump for that!” we’d alway chide with a la...
Making a mech game
I am a stranger here. I do not belong, and yet I am making my home here. Cuckoo birds are famous for laying their eggs in other bird’s nests, and tricking those birds into raising their young1. Fey...
The doppleganger
My son was taking Lacy’s loss pretty hard. From the moment they met, they were best friends, and she quickly left her post by the foot of our bed to sleep in his at night. My wife started getting ...
Lacy microfiction: the complete collection
In 2021, I started tweeting microfiction about my dog. Here is the complete set: My Labrador weighs 1000 pounds and her teeth are made of solid granite. My dog eats uranium and can jump over...
Things that improve my life
A frugal man’s essentials Back in late October, I made a post about two things I love and one thing I don’t. It ended up being one of my more popular posts, so I’m expanding it today to a full li...
Lacy and the rotisserie chicken
I Years ago, I lived in a very bad apartment complex. The week before I moved out, the property manager1 quit after a resident assaulted her. The day after I moved out, I returned to collect a pac...