Recent content by HalIncandenza

It might be a little below him at this point, but the Wayside School books got my son really into reading, though that was at 5/6 years old. I read those books about a thousand times when I was a kid. My son is 7 now and is really into the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, which are really quick...

Also in NC, also was choosing between Utah and NY. I think they had the lowest costs and most options, but Utah's cap was a bit higher, so we went with Utah. Somewhere on the internet, there's a 529 tool that shows the benefits for each state's plans. It was helpful. It's really easy to set...

It was more about people doing stupid things leading to cars being on the side of the road, whether it was braking on the hill or not. That was just an example. And I can't vouch for those folks that saw people doing it, but I've seen much dumber stuff than that when people get rattled by poor...

So my wife was talking to some people who live around meadowlark and country club who said they saw a bunch of cars on the side of the road, while we live about 3 minutes from there and had zero issues at 5am the past 2 mornings and 430pm yesterday. Apparently, they said they saw people...

1). Yes! Another season. 2). Final season. Womp womp. 3). Definite end date on a short series could make for an awesome, packed final season.

If it's over, there's at least a nice resolution, for the most part. If there's another season, it's set up nicely for a newly-sane and focused Kevin v. Meg showdown.

The whole season has been really great and has set up the finale to be packed with plot movement. I just hope it has enough fans to convince HBO for another season. It's kind of a bummer that people were so turned off by the first few episodes of the series to not continue with it, because it...

Which school district do you want to be in? If Tabor, Old or New Sherwood sound right up your alley. I live in a smaller neighborhood in NS that is exactly what you described: established neighborhood(25 years-ish) with tons of kids (8 kindergarten and 1st graders alone at my kids bus...

I think it just depends on the baby. My oldest was a pain in the ass and we were probably shity first-time parents. My current 8- month old is easy as shit. Even with managing two older brothers, this first year has been way easier, partially because we actually know what to expect from that...

I'm curious about this. Is the person super into being the perfect parent and has a schedule to get their kid doing x at y time, and thinks they have all the answers? Or is it someone who kinda fell into parenting, either as an accident or what they were "supposed to do," and just can't handle...

Yeah, bringing the form to work and expecting donations from co-workers is lame and pointless. I think I just live in a weirdo neighborhood. Kids are running around together all the time to each others' houses and after we moved here a year ago, one way I started to get to know the neighbors...

Sometimes, I think I'm the only person who thinks the door-to-door stuff selling stuff is a good thing. Teaches the kids some skills, forces them to do something outside of their comfort zone, builds rapport in the neighborhood, etc. I think it's a valuable thing. The bullshit is where they...

We did a cross-country direct flight from CLT last week with a 6 month old, almost-3, and 5.5. 3 year old acted scared, but was quiet. It was nothing. Kids just read books, colored, or ate the whole time. The 12 year olds behind me, on the other hand, were fucking atrocious though(as well as...

Oh boy. "OMG anteater dick freaking women out" v. "OMG how dare you MUTILATE your children." Both sides get pretty stupid about an issue which is mostly cosmetic and religion/tradition-based.

Pinner is awesome. It is my beer of choice for crushing by the pool. Crisp and full of flavor for being a session beer.