Watermelon Smile

This was shortly before he said "You're my favorite, Uncle Chris."

Piracy & Garlands

Sometimes, Family makes for a nice Saturday.

The More Things, Stay The Same

Zach and his Papa, 2011.
Me and my Papa, 1976.

My Assistant And I Catching Up On Email

A Tale Of Two T-Shirts

Thanks, Threadless. You make Long Distance Uncle'ing that much more fun.

The Big Man Version:


The Little Man Version:


And, Snacktime:


(there's a Dorian Gray joke somewhere in that last photo)

Borne Ceaselessly Into The Past

Boats, Currents.

1977:
2011:
There's something to be said for curmudgeonry.

Pride, Straight Up

To quote my dear friend Sandra Bernhard:

"A vodka company sponsoring the gays? What's next, Gerber giving a shout out to babies?"

Happy Pride!

Tongues Tied

Me & the nephew on Easter:
Something Amber found on the internets:

The Bunny Hostage Taker Returns

Each year it gets worse and worse.

Baby Update

This warms my cold Australian heart.

"zach, what are you painting?"
"a green uncle Chris!"

Baby Eyes Of The Tiger

So I dropped a bunch of green on Christmas presents for the nephew, which I was glad to do.

The favorite present? Well he video-called to tell me about it.


It's a Tiger Hat, which also come with Tiger Mittens. It was a last minute grab at the store.

Apparently, he wears them all, day, every day, and cries when they come off. This baby, who was shy around strangers before, now goes up to everyone and roars, and if he forgets to roar at someone, insists they go back.


Here's a vid of him in action.



God Bless, this little man.

I Call This Trick "Shaping the Next Generation"

The Future's So Bright

I like playing The Sunglasses Game with my nephew on the iChat.

iPoop

It's the end of the world as we know it. Curmudgeons: you were right. Culture is dead.

On the plus side, my nephew is potty-trained.

Dancing, Underpants

Me? I'm overwhelmed with work leading up to my Germany trip.

My sister? "Nothing much happening here, just potty training and dancing."

I'd say for September 2010 it's CRD 0, Sister 1.

Zachs of a Feather

A truth I hold to be self-evident?

All Zachs like making the bed.

The Watermelon Dance

So this weekend I had two 8 hour travel days to spend about 36 hours with my family, including my nephew.

This here video? With him calling my name at the beginning? Makes it all worthwhile.



I guess babies are OK after all.

In The Family Way

And now, here is why I believe in Intelligent Design.

So I'm supposed to like my niece a whole lot, right? Well, I certainly do. She's a goofy looking little peach, and I got to thinking about the ingredients that make her up.

I had been staring at this picture here for about a half second before I figured out who she resembled:


Yup, that's right: my Nana, maybe my favorite person on earth (seen here with Baby):


Need more proof that she was intelligently designed for my love? See photo here:


That's right - she looks just like these little Loretta Lynn Muppet babies from my favorite program.



God Bless, family, and DNA, and the Lord above.

Guess Who's Ready For Shark Week?

Baby On Board

It's like those beach photos of your knees and the horizon, except with more Baby.