Easter

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Today we had Easter at our house.

One of the benefits of our house (as opposed to our apartment) is having enough room to have the whole family over. There is a certain appeal, of course, of going over to other people’s houses for events – but I like being able to reciprocate.

I’m also happy that the majority of gifts my kids received, both from us and other relatives, were consumable. We’ve got plenty of knick-knacks, stuffed animals, games, and random toys, so I am completely on-board with gifts that don’t take up space. These included candy, tattoos, stickers, and money. Oh, and then there’s clothes, too. Clothes, of course, take up space but they are useful and, with growing kids, often just serve to replace smaller items we’re gonna get rid of.

We staged an Easter egg hunt in our yard. It wasn’t that big of a deal – I just threw some plastic eggs around the yard. Owen searched for the tougher-to-find treasures, and the rest of us directed Isla and her cousin (who’s 8 days younger than she) to pick up the brightly colored objects. Pretty cute, really.

Monday, 9 April 2012

So, I’m going to be giving a speech at the State Capital on May third, the first Thursday in May. That’s famously known as the National Day of Prayer. This being Minnesota, though, we’re not all Fundamentalist Christians, so, simultaneously, a Day of Reason will be held inside. That’s where I’ll be – in the rotunda. Talking about reasonable things. Which, you know, is weird, because in so many, many ways, I am not reasonable. For one thing, I maintain a blog, which is essentially a self-diagnosis for mental illness. I also do lots of weird things or, as I’ve convinced my wife to term them, eccentric things. That reminds me, I found a penny on the ground today; I’ll have to go record that on my list.

Anyway, if you are available on May third, or if you can find it in your busy busy schedule to break away for a long lunch break, come to the State Capital at noon. There will be other speakers beside me, so even if you can’t stand the sight of me, you can come for the other speakers.

Or, if you’re not interested, how about baby-sitting for us so my wife can join me? Thanks.

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Here’s an interesting news story:

In Portage, Wisconsin, a woman won election to the city council with two votes. No, I don’t mean she won by garnering two votes more than her rival, I mean she only got two votes.Her nearest rival only got one vote, so in a way, she achieved a landslide victory. Here’s the story. Read it. It’s good.

In other news, Atheist Voices of Minnesota is now on Amazon. As you may recall, my essay “Losing My Head” is included in the book. If you scroll down on the Amazon listing, where it say “About the Author,” you’ll see my name listed. Pretty cool, I think. Also, my wife’s name is listed, too, ’cause she has an essay in the book as well. I think we are the only husband-wife duo in the book. That’s ’cause we’re amazing.