Author: Backpacking Dad

Some days are better than others for the ego. Not that I have much difficulty in the self-esteem department, but even someone with as over-inflated an opinion of himself as me can have his spirits buoyed even higher by the right interactions with people. First came the e-mail from Carla, @babyjidesign on Twitter, who is…

It’s not every day that someone so obviously well-loved by his people gets re-elected in a complete landslide so crushing that it reeks of election fraud. Hooray for freedom! P.S. I know someone who has a crush on you. Do you want to go out with him? Check one: Yes___________ No___________ Maybe_________ For the Canadians…

When you see Up, or the next time you think about it if you’ve seen it already, imagine that when Carl goes inside his house after being dropped off by the police that he goes upstairs and dies quietly in his sleep. Then you won’t be watching a fairly good adventure film, but a really…