Everybody's Talking!

Some of you are saying, "Okay, where's the new baby, already!" Others of you are saying, "What? What new baby? They haven't mentioned anything about a new baby."

We, meanwhile, are saying things like: "Out of your mouth! What did you eat?!" But that's only because we are talking to Noa. Our every conversation with her is filled with directives like: "Be a good girl," and "Don't put that in your mouth." I've come to learn that fatherhood means constantly taking things out of my daughter's mouth. She is unable to walk in the yard without attempting to eat everything out there, and for some reason she is most interested in dead leaves. The other day, I unearthed an entire acorn shell. She may have eaten the acorn. We'll find out eventually.

The new baby has not yet arrived. The due date was October 26th. It is a boy. I apologize to those who are just finding out about this now. We'll be sure to keep you better informed on this blog, in the very near future.

We are having a home birth (FMD's!), so all flowers, chocolate, money, etc. may be sent directly to us.

— Brykman

Huh?

One of the ESPN announcers just announced that in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant quote "came out like a house of fire."

Anyone care to tell me what that's supposed to mean? Anyone?

Comedic Genius Confirmed

Yet again my comedic genius has been reaffirmed.

This headline ran on today's Yahoo front page:
Some gay couples are having trouble obtaining divorces

This is a trend I had predicted some years ago, though obviously as a gag, on the National Lampoon website. And now it has come to be! Here's my take:
After Marriage, Gay Couple not so Happy

Who wants to hire me now??? Come on, let's hear it! I'm not proud. I'll consider all offers.

Readin' this Thursday

Come on down to the Middle East in Cambridge this Thursday at 7:00PM (corner room) for a reading of the latest in Insomnia Anthologies: AWAKE: A READER FOR THE SLEEPLESS. Available for purchase HERE. featuring the three Steves: Yours truly, plus Steve Beeber and the hilarious Steve Almond.

also FREE BEER (really)

This email came in today

This showed up in my inbox today, from Rob Willington :

"Did you read the papers today...?
Both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald have reported that Deval Patrick is trying to jump over the legislature to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. This is outrageous.
We need a movement to stop Deval. Signing this petition below is just a small, small start. Can you email this petition along to your friends and urge them to sign it as well? The louder we are, the more effective we will be.
Here is the link http://www.massgop.com/GetActive/Petition.aspx to sign the petition.
Thanks,
-Rob


Robert Willington
Executive Director
Massachusetts Republican Party"


To which I responded:

Dear Mr. Willington,

You’re so right! Much better to keep them poor and/or stupid!!!! Finally, a Republican who acts with the compassion for his fellow man Lincoln was famous for! I’m so glad you’re the executive director!

Yours,
Steve Brykman

The Great Wheel of China

I'm not making this up. I just read that the new Beijing Great Wheel will be 682 ft tall when finished in 2009, making it the highest and largest in the world.

The most incredible thing about it though, is it's going to be made entirely out of lead.

Here's the thing.

I've been thinking. Why does Bush feel comfortable asking our soldiers to die to protect our freedom when he assumes the rest of us Americans would rather give up our freedom than die?

I gotta wonder: if our soldiers are expected to give up their lives to protect the idea of freedom, then hell, maybe we should be too, right? Shouldn't we be willing to take a little bit of mass destruction, so long as our freedom remains intact? Isn't that what everybody's always hootin' and hollerin' about? So some of us die, maybe a lot of us die. But isn't it hypocritical to ask our soldiers to die for our freedom when, clearly, we'd rather give up our freedom than die?