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My Turn For A Summer Treat

By Mookie | August 14, 2025 | 0 Comments

When my wife and son go away to her family’s annual vacation spot, my version of the vacation is the Me Time I get while they’re away. Historically this has been interrupted by things going wrong at home while I’m watching the place, from damaging leaks in the walls to this most recent invasion of … Continue reading “My Turn For A Summer Treat”

Two Weeks Too Long

By Mookie | August 12, 2025 | 0 Comments

As has been the constant subject of my blog posts last week, my wife and son are away for two weeks at my wife’s family’s annual summer vacation spot. I have opted to stay home to both look after our house and our cats, the eldest of which needs medication twice a day. I can … Continue reading “Two Weeks Too Long”

The Ants Go Marching Two By Two

By Mookie | August 7, 2025 | 0 Comments

In Tuesday’s blog I wrote about how my two-week staycation had begun with an invasion of large ants. On Tuesday night I made a grim and gross discovery regarding their entry, progress, and apparent ending. Monday had been a bad day. I was throwing ants out of my house all day while trying to reach … Continue reading “The Ants Go Marching Two By Two”

Home Alone Again, Sort Of

By Mookie | August 5, 2025 | 0 Comments

This past weekend my wife and son left for their annual trip to her family’s vacation spot, and once again I opted to stay home. Our cats not only need company but the older one needs hyperthyroidism medication applied twice per day. I’m also nervous to leave my house alone for lengthy periods of time, … Continue reading “Home Alone Again, Sort Of”

Too Much Traveling

By Mookie | July 24, 2025 | 0 Comments

My wife likes to plan things far in advance, which is very smart. As this summer approached, she planned out all the trips she planned to take alongside the trips I needed to take for conventions. Far in advance, it all worked out well and fit nicely into the schedule. Now that we’re actually living … Continue reading “Too Much Traveling”

How ConnectiCon Saved My Soul

By Mookie | July 22, 2025 | 0 Comments

ConnectiCon was this past weekend and it was really something special. There’s no other place like it, and I will be forever in its debt because it may have just saved my soul. Real talk with you folks for a second. The conventions I’ve exhibited at this past year have not been great for me. … Continue reading “How ConnectiCon Saved My Soul”

ConnectiCon, Here I Come!

By Mookie | July 17, 2025 | 0 Comments

I’ve always known ConnectiCon to be special, but something about this week has made me realize just how important this show is to me. In Tuesday’s blog I briefly wrote about how tired I was from the lengthy travel to-and-from Nebraska, only to turn around two days later to exhibit at another convention. Two shows … Continue reading “ConnectiCon, Here I Come!”

Back and There Again

By Mookie | July 15, 2025 | 0 Comments

Traveling to-and-from O-Con Expo this past weekend wasn’t as stressful as I thought it was going to be, but it was certainly tiring. My son and I arrived home late last night thanks to a delay with our connecting flight home. Combined with coming home a full day later than I usually like to on … Continue reading “Back and There Again”

Traveling with a Ten Year Old

By Mookie | July 10, 2025 | 0 Comments

I’m headed down to the Omaha, Nebraska area today to get ready for O-CON EXPO this weekend! I’m staying with family and it’ll be nice to catch up with them after I’m done with load-in for the show. It’s the first time I’ll be seeing them in a few years, it’s the first time they’ll … Continue reading “Traveling with a Ten Year Old”

Out To O-Con Expo

By Mookie | July 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

This weekend I’ll be heading out to a convention I’ve never done before! Catch me in the Omaha, Nebraska area for O-Con Expo! Over the years I’ve done a handful of shows out in the midwest, and all of them have been pleasant experiences; Youmacon, NoBrandCon, A-Cen, and Anime St. Louis have all treated me … Continue reading “Out To O-Con Expo”