Home ownership, fatherhood, and other ramblings

So we (my wife and I) bought a house. We mostly did it because it was getting cramped living in an apartment and $8000 worth of tax credits is really appealing. For the most part we're settled in. But being first time parents, we're being overwhelmed with a baby that is now starting to stand up, has been scooting around for over a month, and rolling from point to point since he was about 4 months old. The yard has been overgrown in thanks to weeks of wet weather followed up by ungodly heat and humidity making lawn mowing impractical. The plant beds have weeds galore. These are all nice problems to have.

I don't think fatherhood has changed me that much. I still like what I like. And if he's napping or out with some one, I'd do my old hobbies/watch shows etc. I do however love to roll around with him despite getting kicked in the groin/stomach, crawled over and choked as he bounces on my neck, concussed by blocks or other toys that he enjoys to hammer on objects because he likes the sound. We also enjoy rolling around the floor together, running into rooms with mirros and going, "Where's the dude?", banging the floor, and taking naps. I am not enjoying the co-sleeping aspect because he only seems to want to sleep on soft matresses with little or no barriers.

I think I finally found a "fiction" aspect for a Star Wars book. I tried pitching a non-fiction book last year but due to licensing it was never picked up (way to screw over a lot of people WotC!). I want to right the diary/journal entries of several characters over the course of the time line at signficant (and occassionally insignificant) events. What inspired this? Several lines in the story arc about Leia writing her memoirs that help to finance her and Han's "retirement" from government service. One you'd see how they changed, grew, and were affeccted. Any interst from any followers, publishers or agents feel free to email me directly, and I'll share what I got at the moment it is asked. I won't publish it here, because I want it to be edited professionally, and not just some fanfic.

BP you're screwed. I did buy some probably over priced shrimp from Louisana caught just before the spill. Don't know what to make of it though, the shrimp that is.

Follow up...

The AP reports the widow of whack job terrorists is being sued by the widow of the IRS officials killed in his suicide attack with a plane on his place of work.

If this is what the Tea Party is, let's call them terrorists, jail them and try them as traitors

In the Washington Post it cites several Tea Party posters as complenting and taking an airplane into the office of the IRS office in Austin as an act of heroism or true patriotism. No, it's an act of cowardice and terrorism. Yes terrorism, he used violence to carry out his politcal views in hopes that action will be taken by the majority to his view.

Terrorism. It is too bad he acted alone, because people leading and funding this movement should go on trial right after Kahlid Shiek Mohamed and the other Guantanamo torture suspects. Lucky for them, we stopped water boarding.