~~~~~ originally published March 10, 2009 ~~~~~~~ Grant had another baseball game on Saturday. It was very exciting. I offer you the highlights, in multi-choice form… A coach drew a circle in the dirt to show Grant where his position was in the infield, in the hopes that he would stay somewhere near it. Did […]
Litter-Bugs, Lifeguards and Severed Heads
~~~~ originally published August 1, 2008 ~~~~~~ Litter-Bugs Let me preface this story by telling you that a few weeks ago I yelled at a teenage girl who was driving like an idiot. I saw her in my rear-view mirror, weaving in and out of traffic on Los Alamitos Blvd and coming up fast. She […]
In case of emergency… head towards the bar!
I’ve just done a couple of posts about emergency preparedness. You can read parts 1 and 2 here and here. (I will post part 3 on Tuesday.) On that subject, and in line with Happy To Design’s Sunday Favorites, I republish my Dad’s Emergency Preparedness Plan. ~~~ originally published June 25, 2008 ~~~~ Today is […]
The Great Blackout of 1997… or… Why All Bad Things Can Be Traced Back To Chuck E. Cheese
~~~~~~ originally published July 11, 2008 ~~~~~~~~ In a previous post I mentioned The Great Blackout of 1997, and that it was a story for another time. Now is that time. If you are from the “short and succinct” tribe… come back later. (This almost certainly includes my darling Rich.) You “long and verbose” people, […]
July 10, 2008? Not a good day for little boys. Or bees.
These are two back to back posts, originally published on July 10, 2008…. within about 1 hour of each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So this bee walks into a bar and orders a baking soda bath, with a chaser of baking soda paste… You’re out playing in the yard (pretending to be a dog, of course) and […]
I’d like a Xanax Martini please.
I woke up yesterday morning, excited about the day. I was going to do 3 fun things for ME! ME!! (9:30) – In the morning I was meeting a girlfriend for coffee (with Grant along for the ride, but that’s no problem because each of them like each other more than they like me… I […]