Now that the election is finally over, I’m starting to wish that I hadn’t followed it so closely. When I first heard about Obama, I was pretty optimistic about him. The early stories on him made him sound like a generally centrist politician who was willing to work with Republicans. Since I already had a [...]
Brad Paisley just released a new album entitled “Play”. It is a bit of a departure for him. His albums can generally be described as pickin’ and grinnin’, since they contain his particular brand of humor accented by his significant guitar chops. This album, however, is practically all pickin’ since only 5 of the 15 [...]
As you can see, I have once again tweaked the layout of this site. I’m going for sort of a minimalist design this time. I also included a random picture gallery that I plan to update each week. I hope to eventually create a separate gallery page as well, but I need to do some [...]
Although she has consistently been a lover of all things princess related, The Girl seems to prefer a less dainty theme when it comes to Halloween costumes (much to the chagrin of The Misses).
Given the fact that my blog is titled “Mr. Grouchypants”, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that I have been known to be cranky from time to time. Some might even say that I can be downright surly. (In my defense, the only people who say that are folks that know me.)
But I don’t constantly [...]
I’ve noticed that in recent years that books about things to do or see or hear before you die have become very popular. There’s 1000 Places to See Before You Die, 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, and 101 Things to Do Before You Die just to name a few.
Ok, now maybe I’m being [...]