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Category Archives: funny
Could this become one of the most famous photos in history?
Not that it ranks up there with that shot of the South Vietnamese guy paying out what he thought was righteous (and quick) justice, but I wonder, in this age of the Internet, if this might become just as well … Continue reading
"If I found a pot of gold…"
Another entry from Jack’s creative writing class, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day: “If I found a pot of gold I would buy 1,000 Wii games and 2,000 Bakugan and 6,000,000 computer games and Spore Adventures. Oh, the things I … Continue reading
How to fly a kite
From Jack’s 1st Grade creative writing notebook: How to fly a kite: You get a kite. You hold on to the kite and handle and run. Let go of the kite but not the handle. Then let it fly!!!! but … Continue reading
"I can’t hear you!"
Char went down to Florida last week to help her mom get back on her feet after emergency appendectomy surgery. She flew down there with the twins and left Lily and Jack home with me. (Much to their chagrin, I … Continue reading
“I’m sorry, Dad.”
So, the night before last, Jack has the idea that he knows how to make it snow. He puts his pajamas on inside out, flushes an ice cube down the toilet, and sleeps with a spoon under his pillow. He … Continue reading
What Abby’s been doing…
Abby and Uncle Dave are talking on the phone. Dave asks, “Abby, what are you doing?” Abby replies, “I’m sitting at the kitchen table for no particular reason.”
60 Minutes makes you impotent
I haven’t watched 60 Minutes regularly since I lived at home with my parents, but I do listen to the podcast versions while doing other things, like cleaning the gutters, blowing leaves around with my kick-ass leaf blower, or riding … Continue reading
So I got two boxes of Scabs in the mail…
Which, though gross, wasn’t all that surprising since I ordered them. Scabs are bandages designed to reflect all the grossness of being a kid (and, I guess, a Dad.) It also wasn’t surprising that I had two opportunities to use … Continue reading
National Good Looking Person Day
I got this from my wife this morning and, for some reason, it made me laugh out loud. Enjoy.
"I've been made into a stereotype."
By now, you’ve likely seen the Windows ads complaining about how Apple is stereotyping PC people. I think it’s admirable of Microsoft to “fight back,” though they seem to be missing a couple of obvious points. First, I don’t think … Continue reading