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Last night something went haywire with the main computer here at Casa Jaquandor, so for the second time in six months I had to re-format everything and start from scratch. Grrrrr. So, once again, all of my Firefox bookmarks are gone. I had a lot of blogs I was following in a bookmarks folder; they’re all gone. I can remember some of them, but not all, so if yours is a blog I may or may not have been reading before this happened and now I won’t be reading at all, sorry about that. (But hey, feel free to leaveDown the rabbit hole….

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Following a link on a blog I read regularly, I found myself at this blog, which boasts a very pretty photo of some American city’s skyline in bright daylight. I sat here for about sixty seconds, trying to identify the city. If you’re wondering how this makes me a moron, go look at the masthead image in question. Oy. Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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Sorry about the recent silence, folks, but real life has been hectic of late and not terribly conducive to blogging, for many reasons. This may continue for a few more days, or it may not. With me, you never know. Heh heh heh. Anyhow, here’s a bit of what’s been going on: :: We, the Family and I, spent a few hours last weekend at Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora. If you’re looking for a great place to have a picnic lunch and then a nice walk with your clan and/or loved ones, this is yet another ofDown the rabbit hole….

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I saw this at Paul’s place, and of course I made no effort to resist it. Because resistance is futile. Your best friend tells you she is pregnant. What is your reaction? “Congratulations”, I suppose, although I’d have to work hard to conceal my astonishment, given what I know of her life situation. Actually, it would take me a few minutes to get to “Congratulations”. My immediate reaction would more likely be, “Gwaaahhh?!” When is the last time you wanted to punch someone in their face? With my fists? Not in a great long while, years, in fact; I don’tDown the rabbit hole….

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A few nights ago I’m working out at the Y, when 97-Rock, a “classic rock” station in Buffalo, comes over the speakers with a song that sends a teenage girl on the machine next to me into a certain level of excitement. She begins babbling to the friend with her: “Oh wow, I know this song! My dad loves this song! He said they played it at my parents’ wedding!” The song? “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”, by Poison. Which came out in 1988. When I was already older than that girl is now. Ugh. (Apropos of nothing, despite myDown the rabbit hole….

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I suspect this isn’t uncommon, but we have a logistical problem here at Casa Jaquandor on holidays which involve the visitation of our home by, shall we say, mythical beings who impart gifts and/or sweet edible items upon The Daughter. The problem is this: on such holidays, The Daughter tends to get up ridiculously early, which means that she inevitably discovers what Santa or the Easter Bunny have been up to. Now, on Christmas morning, this isn’t that big a deal, since we get the gifts out on Christmas Eve after she has finally fallen asleep. But our Easter ritualDown the rabbit hole….

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In fact, I am such a bad baseball fan that I think I should stop claiming to be one. I’ve almost completely stopped paying attention to the game, since without cable, it’s nearly impossible to watch games until October, and since my favorite team, the Pirates, is one giant heap of suck. I don’t even know who the really good players are these days, and my once useful stash of baseball knowledge in my head is starting to erode. Case in point: The Scene: The Store. The Players: Me, and a Co-worker who is a Mets fan. COWORKER: Hey, I’veDown the rabbit hole….

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It appears that I’ve annoyed a fan of Apple products. Oh well, that’s how things go, I guess, although I’m a tad baffled as to why the author over there seems to think there’s something faulty with my “sense of satire”. Did I miss some satire somewhere? Is there a dollop of satire on my shoe? Anyway, back to my nice PC. UPDATE: Apparently that site is devoted to satirizing the Apple cult, I guess. Based on just the post that linked me — which is all I read over there — the satire is pretty hard to detect, butDown the rabbit hole….