When I logged in this morning my PC ran a script to install a new virus scanning software. The whole company is going through this.

The script crashed.

Is that a bad sign?

When the big dude wants your seat… the big dude gets your seat.

I was hoping the sharks and the mantas would battle it out like the Sharks and the Jets once did. No luck.

They taste as ugly as they look.

I was a little disappointed with my new collection of penguin pictures. They just weren’t in a posing mood, I guess.

This is another one of those reader-participation posts, so get ready.

I’ve probably asked this before, but I’m too lazy to see if I got any responses… But imagine for a moment you have a nine year old and a seven year old. Also imagine that you are taking those two kids to New York City for a few days in July.

Got that?

Okay… now my question is… where do you take them? What kinds of things would you do?

We have ideas, but we are always looking for more ideas. Help us out if you will.

Thanks!

In a world where the Bruins became the 4th team over three pro sports to lose a series after having lead three games to none…

Do sports still exist?

The Red Sox beat Cleveland last night. The Celtics lost game three of the NBA finals to the Lakers last night and now trail two games to one. Tonight if the hockey gods smile the Blackhawks will win game six of the Stanley Cup finals and get to skate around with the cup.

But after watching the Bruins complete the worst collapse in pro sports history, does it matter? Do I care? Does it really even happen? Is it one of those existential tree-falling-in-the-forest situations?

Deep questions from a guy who roots for the biggest chokers in sports history.

I hate it when accidents slow down the already crawling traffic on 495.

While driving home from Florida we passed through Washington DC. We tried to get close to the White House so the kids could get out of the car and we could get a good look, but there were road closures all over the place and we kept getting rerouted or I kept giving Jen wrong directions. Eventually we just said screw it and got lost trying to get back to the highway. Jen is a much better navigator than I am. We didn’t see the White House, but we did see the US Capital building, and the Supreme Court building, and the Library of Congress, and the Washington Monument, and one little tiny corner of the Lincoln Memorial.

Later that day we drove up route 95 in New Jersey and we could see some of the Manhattan skyline. We got a good look at the Empire State Building from across the Hudson.

Summer vacation starts for the kids in another week or so. Jen and I both have a good dose of vacation time available even after using up a week to go to Florida.

Maybe this year we should take advantage of both of those facts. Maybe this year we should do some traveling. Maybe some day trips. Maybe some long weekend trips. Maybe go back to New York. Maybe go back to Washington. Maybe head up to the White Mountains. Maybe find some things to see. Maybe find some fun things to do.

Maybe this is the year we do it.

Maybe the planning is already well under way.

There is a song that goes, “I like New York in June, how about you?” I answer that line with, I like it in July too.

More info to come…

Okay, the Sea World pictures are all up on Flickr now. I still have thousands more to go through and no time to do it at the moment. I’ll post ’em as I sort ’em.