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Anyone born before Generation Z can clearly remember what it was like to think about “the year two thousand.” It carried such a futuristic vibe to it — in such stark contrast to the past ten, hundred, or thousand years: years that all began with a one. Everything would change when we incremented that first […]

I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my own blog and was curious what all is needed to get setup? I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a pretty penny? I’m not very internet savvy so I’m not 100 sure. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks […]

It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. “Wait a second, Charlie, what are you talking about? It’s only the first Friday in September? What ‘year’ just came and went?” I’m glad you asked! Why it’s time once again for my annual Fan Mail post. Honestly, I feel bad that I only do […]

[Voice-over] Previously on Charlie’s Blog, the family was trying to save up enough Dave & Buster’s tickets to exchange them for a brand-new Nintendo Wii Fit. The last episode ended on a cliffhanger. Did the family get the Wii Fit? Stay tuned to find out. Nope. We never got the Wii Fit. If you’re wondering […]

It was August 2003, I believe, when our family began a tradition that is somehow still going on to this day. We took the kids to Dave and Busters™ for Food and Fun™ to celebrate the End of Summer™, on the evening before the First Day of School™. If you’ve never been, Dave and Busters […]

I like to think that nearly every project ever always began with the simplest idea. “Hey, what if we didn’t eat with our hands all the time?” or “Why hasn’t anyone put little chunks of chocolate into the cookie dough before baking?” or “Sure! Why not send a man to the moon by the end […]

We interrupt our regularly scheduled installment in the Continuum series to cover a more topical topic. In other words, I lost track of where we were on the calendar. NaNoWriMo is that time of year where I fire up Microsoft Word, take the phone off the hook, and stare at a blank document for thirty […]

It warms my heart to think that after all these many years of blogging, that my fans are still writing to me . . . and in greater numbers than ever! I’m fully aware of the time and thought that goes into each and every one of these comments, which is why I feel obligated […]