Kids Say, v.11.0… a twofer (maybe 3)
For some reason, the kids have just been funny the last few days, for example: Last night while on the way to Grandma’s house I was scanning the new Sirius lineup in my truck. I landed on a French station and just for fun, I asked the kids what language they were speaking. Hannah piped […]
Kids Sing v.1.0
We all know the Yankee Doodle classic with the line that goes, ‘stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.’ Well, last night Hannah came in singing; ‘found a stack of feathered hats in his macaroni’ Has there been a Yankee Doodle re-write nobody told me about?
Kids Say, v.10.0
Had a few this week: We had no power for three days due to a wind storm last Sunday. After two and a half days we had to empty the fridge because of spoilage and we put a candle in the fridge so we could see since it was dark outside. Hannah said, is it […]
The Rise and Fall of a Modeling Career
A lot of people have asked about the avatar I use for my Twitter profile so I thought it would be easier just to point them here. Back in 1994 I was working for Midwest Micro, a local company that was competing with Gateway. I worked in the advertising department where I was a manager. […]
Parental Pride
I just watched Michael Phelps get his first gold at the 2008 Olympics. I saw his Mom in the stands, I heard the National Anthem. I wept. I wondered if I would ever see any of my children represent the United States in a similar feat. I realized it really doesn’t matter, I love them […]
Kids Say, v.9.0
Went for a walk at lunch with Hannah who rode her bike. As we went through the neighborhood I noticed she was having trouble stopping so I checked her brakes, commenting to her that one of them needed to be adjusted. She said ok and then asked, ‘can you tell me how to turn on […]
Released to where?
Headline in the Dayton Daily News RSS Feed today: “Man fatally shot by Dayton officer was released from Twin Valley” Which begs the question, where does a fatally shot man go?
Kids Say, v.8.0
‘Kids Say’ worthy quotes are fewer and farther in between, but occasionally one of the kids comes up with one. The most recent both came from Hannah. Crisis in the Middle Ages I overheard Hannah laughing in the back seat of the car and when I asked her why she said, “I just saw an […]
Seven words, not the dirty ones….
‘George Carlin died Sunday of heart failure’ Not everyone’s favorite comic, but he made me remember, he made me think, and he made me laugh. From his Catholic school stories, to Al Sleet (the Hippy Dippy Weatherman), to the meaning of words and how people use them, he always had a passion for what he […]
American Idol predicts the future?
In case you haven’t noticed the similarities: Archuleta = Obama Mercado = Clinton Cook = McCain Mercado is defeated…. will it be an Archuleta/Mercado ticket up against Cook? Is it prophecy? You heard it here first!
Wondering about the Frankenstein pic?