You know, regardless of your beliefs or your political leanings, it’s important to remember this:
It’s a free country
…with the purchase of another country of equal or greater value.… Read more
…there are two kinds of people in the world: those who can complete a coherent sentence, and those who… Read more
Before anyone asks…
Nope, I didn’t feel the 5.6 earthquake in Oklahoma here. I felt the 4.7 earthquake in central Arkansas earlier this year, but that was closer.
However, my cats and dogs have been going nuts since it happened.
A little bit of research (and I stress: only a little bit) and a general lack of sleep led to this funny but (hopefully) informative forum post, which may wind up having amused me more than it will amuse anyone else, but hey, give it a shot. I’m of a firm belief that communicating information with a healthy dose of humor helps to cement that information better in the mind of the listener or reader. Not everyone I’ve ever turned in a research paper or a paid writing assignment to has agreed with me, but hey, this is why I’ve got a blawg.
It’s just one of those little pieces of writing that I’m (insufferably) happy with, so I thought I’d share.… Read more
We have a fun little game that’s good for learning letters and words. This was the hand I wound up with this morning.
As you can see, this game is great for exercising our… braaaaaaiiiiiinnnnsssss… … Read more
Holy crap. I want to work this morning and my palm crystal had turned red! LASTDAY! Time to report to carousel.
One of the last things I worked on was checking and prepping this morning’s Live With Regis & Kelly, the source of more than one closed captioning snafu. This one was funny: when you slow it down and pause it for whatever reason (getting up to answer the phone, answer a question, have a conversation with someone, save the universe, etc.), the captioning sticks on whatever characters last came through, and it repeats itself onscreen. It doesn’t do this on air, just on the edit station.
I just thought it was weirdly appropriate.
It’s like the equipment knows, man.
Last day at the station was more or less quiet. I’m so happy that I don’t have to drive to Rogers every night and back from Rogers every day. There aren’t words to describe how much of a drag that was, and how tired I was as the end of either leg of the trip.
Best of luck to my former co-workers. Enjoy your nice new batcave.… Read more
Little E: I’m going to turn into… a peach!
Me: Why turn into a peach? Someone going to eat you.
Little E: I’m going to turn into… a FOOT!
Me: Just a foot?
[a pause while he considers]
Little E: I’m going to turn into a peach with a big foot!… Read more
The other night, while we were playing with Little E’s train track construction set…
Little E: Dad! Stop your train!
Me: Why? What?
Little E: Lightning McQueen is on the train tracks!
Me: Oh. Who put Lightning McQueen on the train tracks?
Little E: [pause] …BATMAN!
Only one will rule the night, and apparently he’s pretty brutal on parking violations. Ka-CHOW!… Read more
A bizarre conversation tonight when I got home…
Little E: I’m Super Mario!
Me: You are?
Little E: Obi is Luigi! Mom is the princess! Maria is Bowser*!
Mom: Who is dad?
Little E: …
Mom: Dad is Donkey Kong!
Little E: Donkey Kong? Who is Donkey Kong?
Me: Hey, that makes you Donkey Kong Junior!
Little E: DONKEY KONG JUNIOR???!?
(* Little E has a long and distinguished history with Bowser. P.S. The tiniest kitten in the house is the big boss? Buddy, we gotta talk…)… Read more
Toward the end of tonight’s bath, Little E went through this elaborate ritual of trying very intently to hang his wet washcloth on the bathtub’s hand rail. I asked him if this meant he was ready to get out of the tub.
“No, dad,” he replied. “I’m still playing.”
“What are you doing with that washcloth then?”
“Dad, I am hanging curtains for my dolphin*!”
Okay, no more Nate Berkus Show for you. Where in the world did he ever hear anything about hanging curtains??!?
(* he has a dolphin bathtub squeeze toy. we’ve named him Douglas the Dolphin.)… Read more
Let me preface this by stating that I don’t know where any of this comes from… but it sure made for an entertaining evening.
LITTLE E: Dad, I need a pencil so I can draw a walking pickle with legs.
ME: This I gotta see. Here you go.
[a short while later]
LITTLE E: Dad, look! A walking pickle with legs and eyes!
ME: Wow! So it is. … Read more
