The kids are back. Around our house, anyway. School is over for the year which means at least three things…right off the bat:
*LESS FOOD FOR ME: When the kids are gone all day, my snacks last longer. Cheez-Its. M&Ms. Oreos. String cheese. During the school year, only the dog and I have to share these treats. [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Life Is Changing…Right On Schedule
May 29, 2008
A Surprising Show
May 28, 2008
My oldest brother, at birthdays, would become overwrought by all the attention and crawl under the table while everyone else was singing Happy Birthday. Lots of little kids have done the same thing, over the years. Of course, as he approaches 60, it’s getting rather embarrassing. Well, on Tuesday, I felt completely in simpatico with my big brother. [...]
For Better or Wurst
May 27, 2008
With the unofficial start of summer–Memorial Day–over and done, we are now well into Grilling Season. In fact, on Monday, the FirstNews Question of the Day (FN QotD) asked about viewers’ favorite things to throw on the BBQ. By the way, around Channel 9, they abbreviate everything. A VO is a VoiceOver…SOT means Sound On Tape…PKG [...]
Was It Mr. Blackwell?
May 22, 2008
You know that Worst-Dressed List compiled by that Mr. Blackwell smarty-pants? Yes, I used the phrase smarty-pants. I apologize for the strong language. Frankly, my pants are kind of ignorant. When we play checkers, my pants and I, I win almost half the time. Mark Twain called Tom Sawyer a “smarty.” There was a record [...]
Curd Is The Word
May 21, 2008
Since Monday, my little car has smelled like a bakery truck. That is a big improvement over the usual. My air conditioning has not worked for a couple of summers and I have teenage sons who drive the car on a regular basis. You do the malodorous math. But, thanks to the generous and talented sixth graders [...]
