Chickens have a special place in their chicken hearts for common people.

There are really no words that can express how happy I was to have stumbled upon this.

Things chickens should not be used for: Part 1.

Connecticut police find roasting chicken stuffed with pipe bomb on roadside, detonate it

SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities in Connecticut are wondering who stuffed a raw roasting chicken with a pipe bomb and left it on a roadside.

Simsbury police Capt. Matthew Catania says a motorist noticed the chicken Friday morning. He says the bomb was large enough to harm a person if it went off.

The road was closed while the Hartford Police Department's bomb squad came and blew up the chicken.

Nobody was injured. No arrests had been made Monday night.

Because I'm feeling saucy today...

My public service announcement for the day.

Flight of the Conchords is my new favorite show ever.

I am so not the first person to post this video from Flight of the Conchords, but I can't help it. They're that good...(oh, if any of my cousins are looking at this with their kids, I have a sneaking suspicion that you will want to provide whatever your level of censorship you desire for the rather creative lyrics.)

Riley, the Urban Farmer.

(Photo courtesy our friend Amy.)

Climbing Wall - Part 2.1.

This post is specifically for my dad and my friend Arthur who I am sure have a keen interest in the angles that were needed in order to make this a sturdy, and worthy structure. I now know my way around a framing square more than I ever thought I would, but if you want an explanation for how all of this came about, I will need more time than just this blog to explain it all...

Climbing Wall - Part 2.

Well this weekend was all about the climbing wall. Chris, Megan, and I made some serious progress, and learned (or simply remembered) a few things about geometry in the process. I think the pictures speak for themselves. Somehow we managed to get them all in a line, which was no small task. I can't wait to climb on this!