Posts Tagged ‘humor’

On Silver Linings

Tweet I don’t think I’m a glass is half full kind of guy. Nor am I the pessimistic opposite. I believe that if we at least have a glass, I can and will find something to fill it up with that will satisfy. ********* I thought I’d...

May 10th, 2012 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

Sweat Skirts (or My Daughters Are The Size of My Legs)

Tweet Unmemorable school papers, broken down boxes of Rice Chex, rinsed-out jars of mayonnaise; they’re all curbside come Tuesday morning, ready to be reborn. ********** Each year, at a point coinciding with leaves cascading downward and temps...

May 8th, 2012 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

The Funnest Thing Ever Said

Tweet We’re driving away from Paris, half way to Toulouse where we’d sleep before passing up, over, and through the Pyrenees & Andorra, as we hustled back to Barcelona to fly home. I glanced behind me to check on the kids only...

May 3rd, 2012 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

Quick Thoughts: On Entertaining

Tweet As an entertainer and one who allows himself to entertain; I am getting better. It should be obvious, especially to anyone who has had the distinct displeasure of hearing me sing or watching me do something sorta resembles dancing, I am not...

January 19th, 2012 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

Abandoning The Elderly

Tweet I turned 36 years of age today. As her present to me, the Mrs. will disappear into the moist grey sky this evening. Not a magic trick, unless air travel still fascinates you in that way. She’s ditching the girls and I for a business trip,...

January 17th, 2012 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

Fantasy Football Is Ruining My Life

Tweet Like a former high school star wide receiver who’s never faced adversity then drops a few passes in a key early season game, is seen screaming at his position coach 2 months into his freshman year of college, and turns to selling stolen...

October 4th, 2011 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

The September Self Reveal: Five Things You Don’t Know About Me * Updated 9/30

Tweet Over the course of this week I will slowly unveil, as methodically as a serial killer, five things you do not know about me. Many of these tidbits are, in fact, not known by anyone – not even the Mrs. This could go very badly. Simply...

September 26th, 2011 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

Wordless Wednesday: Adequate Progress (or Why We Suck)

September 21st, 2011 | wordless wednesday | Read More

Over These Cookies I Shed A Tiny Tear

Tweet If you’re a sane individual, as I reckon you are, this is probably going to sound way loopy. Two nights ago while falling asleep I found myself getting a bit choked up. It wasn’t about my children finally figuring out that I’m...

September 5th, 2011 | Hodgepodge, Parenting Blog Humor | Read More

The “Oh Daddy” Face

Tweet Every kid’s got one. Expressions that are the sum of annoyance, exhaustion, silliness and love (heavy on the final two ingredients). And every dad craves to see it flashed in his direction. [the many moods of The Bear, f/ 1 former iteration...

June 2nd, 2011 | Parenting Blog Humor | Read More