heads-up

Braden's Blog is going to go offline in a few days. It'll be down for a month, maybe. No worries. It'll be back.

C'mon man

Sometimes I think he's one paint chip away from brain dead.

Then I remember that he's only four. I'm fairly certain that the human IQ doesn't reach double digits until about 10 or 11 years old. Then, right at puberty, it plummets back down to low single digits before, in the late twenties, reaching triple digits for a couple of weeks. Just long enough to give you false hope for the rest of your life while it gradually slides back to toddler levels.

I digress. last night Andrea went in to check on Mason who was supposed to be sleeping. He wasn't. Instead he had plastered himself with stickers. And now ... the conundrum: who's the bigger retard? Mason? or the people who sent him to bed with a book of stickers?

Kill yourself this year

Web 2.0 suicide.

Now, thanks to some cheeky folks at moddr, you can kill your online persona, one social network at a time. Watch the video, it's pretty funny.

"Liberate your newbie friends with a Web2.0 suicide! This machine lets you delete all your energy sucking social-networking profiles, kill your fake virtual friends, and completely do away with your Web2.0 alterego."

I don't know about you, but that sounds pretty freakin' sweet. Unfortunately, fake friends or not, I don't have the nuts to pull the trigger.

2009 in review

Everybody else is doing it. And who are we to not succumb to the tendencies of the herd? Braden's Blog is proud to present to you ...


"Just Another Year-in-review List"
Here's a quick snapshot of what went down at the Braden's Blog in 2009. For the sake of total irreverence, this list will be a 'Top 9' list. 'Top 10' lists are for people who can't make decisions. It's also in no particular order.

1. Braden's Blog Headquarters is established.
Recent upgrades include drywall and an upstairs bedroom.

2. A child was born.
And, despite either child's best effort, the parents will likely survive.

3. Bad parenting was born.
Because it never existed until Braden's Blog discovered it.

4. Luciano got married. And threw up.
Just not in that order.

5. An athletic juggernaut was released upon the world.
Lance Armstrong, Pele, Ted Williams and Greg Louganis better all watch their backs. Especially the one's that aren't already dead.

6. Braden's Blog reveals the mystery of Google AdSense.
Accordingly, Braden's Blog opens it's 'Advertising Channel' to zero fanfare, which is all the staff at Braden's Blog could hope for.

7. A site was not launched.
I still can't figure out the hell to do with it. BOLD prediction for 2010's Year-in-review List: I still won't have done anything with it.

8. The fountain of youth was not discovered.
That happened about 25 years ago or so. It was, however, exposed to the world. You're not invited though. I don't want you messin' it up for me.

9. I got an ouchie.
And it was gross.


Well, there you have it. Thanks for being a visitor of Braden's Blog. All six of you. I hope that you have a tolerable, if not fantastic, 2010. In the meantime, Braden's Blog will keep getting better. Promise. So keep reading.

- The Braden's Blog Staff

Take my poll. And tell me where to stick it.

On the right rail of Braden's Blog is The Poll. Please spend a moment on The Poll. Your attention to The Poll will likely improve your Braden's Blog experience overall. If you'd like to go a little deeper than The Poll allows, comment below and tell us how Braden's Blog can serve you better.

Thank you,
The Braden's Blog Staff

Cabin no. 8 guest book

PS: In-laws, disregard the first sentence above. I only wrote it as a hook. The guests of Wasatch Lake Cabin #8 are a discerning bunch. They like their literary works quirky and punchy. Besides, Andrea told me to write something and it was all I could come up with on the fly.

Archive jackpot

I spent the Holiday with the family at Wasatch Lake this weekend. I took the boy out in the snow and brought Andrea's camera so I could take some pictures.

When we came back to the cabin, I looked through her camera to see what I got. And ... jackpot. I found two years worth of photos I've not seen yet. She's been holding out on me. The following seven entries are all from the archives. Think of it as a preliminary year in review. I'll try to date them all appropriately.