Colin Dullaghan

I have a request for you.
I’m working to update my site, and one of the additions I’d like to make is a sort of “Best Of” list to highlight some of the more memorable posts. You know, just in case somebody visits, sees something he or she likes then wants to browse, but isn’t quite [...]

First, you’ll need an actual pregnant woman (APW) for reference. 9 months along or so, if you can find one in such a state.
Check.
Now, take your APW for a walk and observe her techniques. A mile or so through some snowy woods should suffice. Make a mental note of her huffing and puffing, frequent pauses, [...]

First, you’ll need an actual pregnant woman (APW) for reference. 9 months along or so, if you can find one in such a state.
Check.
Now, take your APW for a walk and observe her techniques. A mile or so through some snowy woods should suffice. Make a mental note of her huffing and puffing, frequent pauses, [...]

I just love hyperbolic colloquialisms. The more colorful and unnecessarily lengthy, the better. In fact, I’ll dispense due credit here to one my mom says was authored by my dad, which reportedly went as follows: “As useless as a pregnant hippopotamus in a snowstorm with four trick knees.”
That’s pretty good.
In fact, before I go on [...]

Right now on my desk sits the owner’s manual for a Canon Digital Rebel XT. The book is maybe a quarter of an inch thick, listing in exhaustive detail how to use this camera’s innumerable features — from selecting the metering mode to cleaning the CMOS sensor. Not that I know what any of this [...]

Lope and I have been taking birthing classes for several weeks now, and it’s been an eye-opening, and occasionally eye-shutting, experience.
I’ve seen some things that caused me to lean forward in fascination, like the explanation of how the husband can use massage and breathing techniques to help distract the mother from difficult contractions, and I’ve [...]

Well, it’s become absurdly cold here and elsewhere, for reasons I don’t fully understand. I assume it’s got something to do with us just returning from Southwest Florida, where it was 80 degrees and I was enjoying the warm sun on my face not 36 hours ago. My friend Ryan and his family just got [...]

I get a bad rap as a nice guy, but really I’m a monster. Oh sure, you may *see* a kind and considerate person on the outside, but boy, get on my bad side and you’ll unleash a ruthless fury of Keyser Sozian proportions.
Only not really. I’ve noticed that most folks, for whatever reason, like [...]