Last night we watched 'Marly and Me', a movie that I thoroughly enjoy and that my wife dislikes. She dislikes it precisely for the reason I love it. It evokes emotion. Specifically empathy for the loss of Marly in the end. We watched the movie with Lilli, our 6 year...

It's never easy to hear of or see a child in pain. When it is your child, it's a thousand fold more difficult. I was, yet again, reminded of this when my youngest had her heart broken. It was the result of the loss of a family member. She had, along with her eldest...

Last night I had an epiphany. All of those little things in life that are repeated, or seemingly repeated, finally clicked home. I have been followed, poked and prodded lately by one theme. Looking back at my own writings on here (( See these previous posts - Meaning...

or, Let the Suckage Begin Vacation was a blast, but now its back to the routine of work and not being at work. Having had a nice long vacation I can say that I prefer the "not being at work" portion of my work life. It is truly more rewarding. Alas... okay so about...

The 2008 Edition of the Wired Pig Family Summer Vacation is about to get underway. I, and the family, will be gone from July 18th through August 7th. Our plan is to hit Colorado for a week to see my 3 daughters living there and then off to Texas to see my family and...