the kartography

Thanksgiving, Skanksgiving

Thanksgiving, Skanksgiving

Thankfulness in L'il Trenton??? Nah.

Lock, Stock, and Barrel

Lock, Stock, and Barrel

Takin' names and... spendin' cash.

One Potato, Two Potato...

One Potato, Two Potato...

...and oh so many more

Party-Poopers (and a Steak-Out)

Party-Poopers (and a Steak-Out)

Birthdays, dinner out, and classy new neighbors!

A Hella Mean Halloween

A Hella Mean Halloween

Tricks, treats, and hide-and-seek!

The Carrot and the Stick

The Carrot and the Stick

Is there even a difference?

Ready, Willing, and Tables

Ready, Willing, and Tables

Meet "Castor" and "Pollux."

Homesteading and Cupcakes

Homesteading and Cupcakes

Apartment-steading, really. But the cupcakes were legit.

Farmily Reunion!

Farmily Reunion!

A day on the farm... and a long overdue reunion!

Putting the Ain't in Maintenance

Putting the Ain't in Maintenance

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But what if it IS?

Steamed Punks and High-Class Hijinx

Steamed Punks and High-Class Hijinx

Fun was had by all, except for some.

Birthdays, Bullcrap, and Boomerangs

Birthdays, Bullcrap, and Boomerangs

...with an extra helping of that middle one.

Two Score and Five Years Ago

Two Score and Five Years Ago

Plus pumpkins and financed meat!

Out-of-Staters

We all got out of PA for the day :)

Business in the Front

Business in the Front

...Party in the back?

Apostrophe Catastrophe

Apostrophe Catastrophe

Heavy on catastrophes, light on apostrophes.

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

Hope we don't get burned...

Fire in the Hole

Fire in the Hole

An odd final week of July.

The Week in Operating Systems

The Week in Operating Systems

What if everything we did was an OS?

A Week of Gall

It was finally time...

Out of Our Element(s)

Out of Our Element(s)

Earth, fire, water, and wind.

What's the Damage?

What's the Damage?

Is it the age of Aquarius or something?

Father's Day Weekend

Father's Day Weekend

So many dads in just one post!

Some Long Overdue Hangouts

Some Long Overdue Hangouts

Makin' the rounds!

Remember, Remember (A Vulpine Adventure)

Remember, Remember (A Vulpine Adventure)

Guy Fawkes? Nah. This is a GIRL fox.

Mother's Day and Our Anniversary

Mother's Day and Our Anniversary

Affection. Disaffection. Disconnection. Reconnection.

Mayor May Not

May's cast of characters is as unpredictable as its weather.

Last Week of April

Last Week of April

An adventurous last week of the month

A Thugless Easter

A Thugless Easter

Thugless in Seattle, and everywhere else.

April Glowers May Empower

April Glowers May Empower

Why does April always start so negatively?

Expect the Unexpected

Expect the Unexpected

Some old friends, some new. Some red thugs, some blue.

Tippecanoe and Dunkin Too

Tippecanoe and Dunkin Too

...And a Tyler or two, too.

Words with Family

Words with Family

Celebrating Mom's birthday. Stopping a murder in progress. No big deal.

Two Flu over the Cuckoo's Nest

Two Flu over the Cuckoo's Nest

Two of us are sick. Again.

My Cousin, Vinny's

My Cousin, Vinny's

A LONG overdue reunion!

The Truth Will Set Us Free

The Truth Will Set Us Free

30 years on, I'm beyond sick of carrying this; so I'm dropping it.

Chipottle and Eelgas

Chipottle and Eelgas

Ew. Wait, what?

So This Is Forty

So This Is Forty

Meh. It's not so bad.

Will versus Won't

Will versus Won't

This last week of January—and of my thirties—has been a slow one; so we're gonna have to turn a whole lotta nothin' into something worth reading. Here goes! Where There's a Will... I got a call Tuesday afternoon from my cousin Jenna, who was out in Tucson with