This story comes from Kim, talking to my mom earlier at my house: Mom: You know, if you had half & half, I’d have tea. Kim: We have half & half. Mom: Oh. Well, if you had Equal, I’d have tea. Kim: We have Equal. Mom (thinking about it): I don’t think I really want…
Today, walking into the basement, I was brought up short halfway down the stairs by what was clearly a tiny mouse in the basement. He had likely come in from outside and was lost in our basement. However, in the interest of not having MICE instead of MOUSE in the future, and not having our…
The whole family loves meatballs & spaghetti, but neither Kim nor I can make good meatballs to save our lives. So yesterday, when I was told that Kim would be making meatballs & spaghetti for dinner at Katie’s request, I decided that it was time to figure out how all those yummy italian restaurants make…
We were just watching horseracing on TV as Katie saw it on the guide and wanted to watch the horses. She’s under the belief–the unbelievably mistaken belief–that there is some way we will get her a pony. I think she would be fine with it living in her room as far as she’s concerned, although…
I haven’t posted in awhile, and of course leave it to my stomach to suggest a post, but today at the grocery store, lobsters were on sale. I think lobster may be my favorite food, and there are few ways I like it better than really authentic Maine lobster rolls. Here’s how I make them:…
I’m in the kitchen feeding Katie, Ellen and our neighbor child Claire a nice fresh pizza and I get into this conversation with Ms. Bug: Katie: Dad, when are you going to have your own pizza parlor? Me: Not for years, Bug. K: I have a great name for it. You could call it Paul’s…
We’re on the way to our accountant, playing a game at Katie’s suggestion where someone says a proper noun (usually a name) and then the next person has to say another name that starts with the letter that the last person’s choice ended with, e.g., if I say “Batman”, the next person would have to…
i·ro·ny [ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-]: – an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. “AN electronic device designed to ward sharks away from surfers failed so spectacularly during a trial off South Africa that it was eaten by a great white.” See complete article here, but really…do you need to?
This is the funniest picture i’ve seen in a long time: Also, from the “ok, that’s the weirdest thing ever”, and thanks to William Gibson, I bring you one of the funniest videos of all time: Oh, shit, I’m a butter head God, I love youtube.