Category Archives: Family

It’s Good to be a Dad

Me: And now, children, I shall fart. Them, Scrambling Away: Aaaaaaiiiieeeeee! Nooooooo! Sky-pie: Did you fart? Me: I did. Soph: DIDN’T YOU HEAR IT? IT WAS A GIANT MAN FART!!!!

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Well, It’s Not ONLY That…

Sophie and I were doing our suburban consumer duty, waiting in the checkout line at Costco to spend the package we haven’t been stimulated by yet, talking about the meds I’m taking and getting my blood tested all the time, … Continue reading

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Let’s Vote on It

Totally Hypothetical Female: “Chris!” Totally Hypothetical Male: “Yo.” THF: “What part or parts of your body, exactly, did you use my washcloth on?” THM: “Honey, before I answer that, are you aware that the shamans of the Sussudio tribe from … Continue reading

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Old, much?

If you’re having trouble coming to grips with how old you are, try this: show your kids a movie you think of as being from “your” time. Quotes from my daughter during a recent screening of Terminator1: “Hair, much?” “Motorcycle … Continue reading

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In Which I Freak Out About Time

43 today, imaginary peeps. Time to freak out a little about time. OK, so I’m 43. Neither of my parents made it to 80, so the odds that I’m more than half done are pretty good. My niece, born when … Continue reading

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Town Band Concert

Big was rocking the trombone and Little and I were audiencing. Auditing. Watching. Whatever. The fifth grade band played, then the sixth, then 7/8 and so on, all the way up to the elite high school super band ninjas. My … Continue reading

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Silent Night…of the Pirates!

Swiss Family Crunchy has invented another game. Unlike some of our previous efforts, this one doesn’t smell bad. We call it “Song and Subject,” and it’s a good long-car-ride game for when you get bored with 20 Questions, Ghost, Botticelli, … Continue reading

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No, It’s Not.

Always on the lookout for an art project to keep the girls from watching Full House or Hannah Montana or America’s Next Most Emaciated Narcissistic Thimblehead, I asked Soph and Sky to camo-ify some paintball pods. Once I convinced them … Continue reading

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Your Special Day

OK, She Who Must Be Obeyed and I went to four weddings this past summer, and with just a few exceptions, everyone we know is now married. We’ve been to a lot of weddings, and here’s what we’ve learned. It’s … Continue reading

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