Little girl: Hi Mom, so guess what, at school today, after lunch? Dylan? Got a nosebleed.
Mom: Which Dylan?
What I love about that exchange: 1) to a child, a classmate’s nosebleed is above-the-fold, 48-point-type, no-time-for-pleasantries breaking …

I remember my 17-year-old body — not well, because I had it half a lifetime ago, but I remember it, and my only regret about it is that I had to use it at a …

Thanks in no small part to you guys, I passed my Star Walker AIDS Walk donations goal in no time at all. Fantastic work, and I’ll hope to see you there.
Edited to add: I’ve upped …

And Little Joe is the mayor. Or ate the mayor. One of those.
For Little Joe’s area-rug impression, click the link…

It’s surprisingly difficult to take a picture of Little Joe that gives a realistic idea of his sphericality. …No, not because you have to take the pictures from space, although I understand why you might …

Because nothing soothes the soul quite like a sleeping Hobe.

If you have friends or loved ones at Virginia Tech, please, take the best of care, and let us know in the comments if there’s anything the rest of us can do. I hope it’s …

The new digital camera arrived today.Little Joe is still fat.Prepare to be dazzled.

On my block, there is a deli.It is not a good deli; the coffee is awful, the ice-cream “selection” is buried in a grimy chunk of Hoth, and between the lottery people, the OCD bacon-sandwich …

Besides Nicole Richie, I mean.  
Sarah: Lift with your legs.
Vet assistant: Heh heh.   …Oo-fah, my back.
Sarah: Like I said.
Dr. Dan: I thought you were going to put him on a diet.
Sarah: I did put …