At one point in my life I thought of myself as deep and brooding, enigmatic and complex. The older I get the more I realize that those are just fancy adjectives for depressed and needy, confused and moody.

I am, as...

Things I learned on my weekend road trip to Phoenix, Arizona:

106 MPH is faster than you should drive regardless of speed limit.

There's something to be said for 70 degrees in January even if you end up...

Overheard in line at Chucky Cheese.

Who? JD? Oh. My. God. Brittney, you are NOT taking Justin to that dance.

I'm not sure exactly how to describe the Utah accent except to say,...

In keeping with the recent theme of the site, I give you the following passages from the

I guess it's beer week here at Fiddley.com. You all know by know that this week I And Pete Said, Let There Be Beer: And There Was Beer.

After freezing my ass off in the garage, trying unsuccessfully for more than an hour to boil 3 gallons of water on a 700 watt hotplate, and after ensuring the kids were in bed so they wouldn't accidentally see grain...

The great homebrew experiment has begun.

Yesterday, while Donna and the girls were at church, I took

Sometime in the summer of 2003, Donna and I decided our marriage was irreparable. We had been separated for a few months and I had been attending regular therapy sessions. We both wanted to make it work but it seemed that...

I recently made an offer to a local college student to do some temporary work as an intern on a project my firm is working on. The position pays a ridiculous amount of money compared to any job I ever had in college,...

After much fasting and prayer, I've made a move that commits me to at least two more years of marriage.

I renewed my Family Plan contract with

Donna and I had a long talk on the phone today. This is not the best way to work out differences but sometimes you make time when you can.

Things started out not so well. I let her know

Donna and I have scads of baggage. Over the years we have both done plenty to hurt each other. We are both controlling and manipulative. Apart, I know we each could have healthy and happy relationships. Together, I fear,...

This is absolutely, positively the last post about Joe Edwards.

You may remember that I received

My good friend, one-time roommate, accomplished composer, singer, and songwriter, Paul Luscher, has a new album...

In reply to yesterday's post, this comment was posted.

How would you like it if someone assumed you...

This came via the contact form a few days ago.

Who wrote the article, "

"What are you doing?"

"Looking for something to make myself for dinner."

"Is there something wrong with the dinner I made?"

"Nothing at all. It just isn't what I'm in the mood for so I'm looking for...

For some reason, Mormon wards change their meeting schedule every year. I'm speculating that this is because interest in attending tends to wane towards the end of the year and mixing things up might give the membership a...