In the world, someone is always the smartest. Someone is the fastest. Someone is even the best at playing the game Operation, or working a jigsaw puzzle. In fact. there’s someone in the world who is the Best Organizer of Food in the Refrigerator. (But that’s not me. I do have a system. Well, sort…
Tag: humor
My son sets terms for saving my life
My son and I were watching “Hey Arnold,” the other day. It’s a cartoon from the 90s that he likes. I usually like it, too, but I’ve grown a little tired of it. The other day an episode came on in which Arnold saved the life of one of his friends. As you might imagine,…
Be thankful for small favors – there was never a TENTH plan
One of the best things about being a fan of bad movies is that you’re never short of something good (or bad, depending on how you look at it. Or maybe the right word is you’re never short of something entertaining to watch). Oh sure, you can save yourself for that really great (and usually…
Spell N_E_R_V_O_U_S
This morning my son was about to compete in the school-wide spelling bee, and let me tell you, the nerves were in the air. There was shaky hands, sweaty palms, and it was hard to eat. And that was just me. My son, on the other hand, seemed immune to the tension in the air. He…
Son’s morbid curiosity about “Old Days” may be more than he’s ready for
If you follow my blog from time to time, you know that my son has a curious mind. Sometimes these questions are a bit on the unusual side. Recently, he had a question that kind of took me back. And made me feel my age. “Dad,” he asked, “back in the old days, was YouTube…
Kids’ nefarious plan appears to be working
There’s a growing sense of something evil in the bowels of my house (and I won’t even scare you with what’s in my own bowels). An evil so great that it’s starting to touch the very fiber of my soul. Sadly, it’s my own kids who have hatched such an audacious plan. What are they…
But dad, i don’t want to NOT go to school
Every time I think I understand my kids, I’m quickly reminded of how little I actually know. Take this example from just last week. My son and I were leaving town for a quick trip last Friday. I was going to pick him up about 30 minutes early from school. Then I thought, why not…
I’m not a doctor, but I did stay at a . . .
For years, I’ve been told that I should have been a doctor. This has very little to do with my intellect or compassion or even applying a simple band-aid from time to time. Nope. This observation comes solely from the fact that I have horrendous handwriting. It’s pretty awful. But that’s honestly the only thing that even…
I never knew I made such a scary Halloween costume
There are jokes, and then there are JOKES. My daughter pulled a good one on me yesterday by dressing up in the scariest Halloween costume I’ve ever seen – she dressed up as me! I should have known something was up when the kids kept asking me all week to get a fresh haircut on Thursday…
Oh, how I (almost) long to get a tattoo
I have to admit, I’m getting a little old and not sure I understand the fascination with tattoos. I try, but I haven’t quite grasped it yet. But I like them. That must be said. In fact, I generally like pop culture all the way around. My favorite things that are similar to tattoos are…
Holding together the jello 