Guitar is hard. I say this on the basis of two lessons and about 10 days of actual practice time. Some may say it’s too early to make such a sweeping statement, but as I massage my sore forearm and stretch the cramped fingers on my left hand, it’s become clear that the real thing … More I’m No Guitar Hero

The world is a busy place, and nobody has enough time to catch every viral video.  Thankfully, someone has kindly put together a compilation of the 100 top YouTube videos.  There are a couple of notable absences (Chocolate Rain?  Grape Stomping Lady?), but overall, it’s well worth the 3’24” you’ll spend watching.

When I was a kid in elementary school, the start of Fall meant only one thing – it was time for chestnut fights.  For the uninitiated, chestnut fights (or conkers, as some people call them), are vicious one-on-one competitions involving chestnuts on strings.  Competitors take turns trying to break the opponent’s chestnut.  While the official … More Chestnut Fights

Lest you think I was joking about making this an “all rims, all the time” site, just take a quick look at the numbers over the past 30 days. Number of unique visits to You Don’t Mess With Texas (rims stolen from car):  210 Number of visits to Adult Content: 52 Number of visits to … More By The Numbers

Some thoughts as we begin the third week of school… 1. I have developed a new appreciation for Costco. After watching the two boys go through a loaf of bread in 36 hours, I have a better understanding of why people fill their carts with 3-packs of bread and 12 litres of milk. God help … More Back to School Week 3