Category Archives: Family

let the fire fall

and so, he did. I’m not sure who he was that let the fire fall, not like he had much of a choice in the matter. And he couldn’t let the fire do anything but burn. He couldn’t let the fire fall. He had to make the fire fall by artfully coaxing beyond a cliff’s [...]
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your mother and I have decided

Floor and Phone Colors Matched Shut up I’m on the phone. Ju’, just a minute. She covers the mouthpiece on the avocado wall phone. Do you know who I’m talking to? Do you? Listen to me! Do you know. Do. You. Know? Who. I. Am. Talking. To? About right then I sensed she was talking to me. About right [...]
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Tiger Woods Birthday Presence

Tiger Woods’ thing of late reminds me of the polygamist who lamented that though he had 17 wives he still needed one more to have enough for a golf course.  What is that supposed to mean? It’s horrible, offensive, profound and hilarious on multiple levels enough to form a loop you just can’t shake. More [...]
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yo quiero Christine Dougherty…

…….. She ain’t no Subway Jared. And that’s probably why I have a crush on her. I might even check out Taco Bell, the environs of which I haven’t visited since other fast food establishments became established between my established residence and the afore established Taco Bell, now firmly reestablished in the gray matter nexus that [...]
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two little hands make a confusing clock

The twins brought their older brother this time, and he had a new tool, very cool, very exciting. He pulled out a glass syringe. His father was diabetic. The syringe was an artifact of the day's technology.
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why won’t my parakeet eat my blog

On this beautiful day, six degrees cooler and I would be eating bacon. Not rashers. But bacon. And so, I am six degrees from eating bacon. And this begs the question: why won't my parakeet eat my blog?
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a gargoyle not from pottery barn

I fell in love with it immediately. What a concept. Who would have thought of placing a gargoyle at the edge of a roof about thirty feet above a suburban lawn?
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Baby Einstein refund is genius

We are obligated to ponder the benefits of the Baby Einstein products upon its namesake had Einstein as a baby been exposed. As we ponder this and all other ponder-ables into imponderability, we must conclude that it really doesn't matter.
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parent/teacher conferences – drama for one or more

Got an email from my youngest daughter’s English teacher today. My wife got the same email. Teacher Conference sessions were approaching. Would we like a meeting? The short and simple answer is no. Emails from teachers used to be a bad thing, particularly when concerning our eldest. Any classroom-originated communication was automatically cause for concern, usually [...]
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what I did over the summer

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