Oct
31
Careful driving and pagan holidays — brought to you by children with no parents. Laylee: Why are you driving so slow? Me: I’m being careful because there are so many kids out on the streets. Laylee: You have to drive really slow because some kids have no moms and no dads. Halloween is good for [...]
Oct
31
Honestly, I am more than willing to go buy a few Snickers bars for the neighborhood kids to avoid finding a flaming bag of poo on my front porch. It’s just common sense and although the bag contents are the same color as chocolate, I prefer giving treats to getting tricks.
Oct
30
I saw an IMAX movie about Egypt on a date with Dan this weekend. I really think that if given the budget and footage they had, I could have made a much better film. I mean, look what I did with Allysha‘s husband, $20, 4 pirate radio DJs, a couple of Mexican wrestling masks and [...]
Oct
27
“Fostering Apathy and Cynicism in a Generation that Needs More Hope” I can’t imagine why that title wouldn’t appeal to a broad audience of casual weekend readers, but that’s just me. (UPDATE: The subtitle is now restored and truthfully it looks a tad “big” over there.)Â If that title doesn’t appeal to you, then just [...]
Oct
24
(This happened a month ago. I am just now calm enough to blog the carnage.) So I was sitting in a soggy tent in my back yard for three hours with 2 children under 4, no socks and a mother lode of nut-based products during the worst rainstorm of the year. So what? At least [...]
Oct
24
[Daring Young Dad here. I'm a Guest Blogger Schmoop today. Hi! *waves wildly*] Once upon a time, I did not know how to make chocolate-chip cookies. Shocking, I know. This is the story of how I learned. My mom is a good cook. At least she has been for as long as I’ve known her. [...]