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Archives - February 2009
Never Mind the Feather Duster...
Thursday, February 26 2009 - Funny Stuff
Aftermath.
Wednesday, February 25 2009 - Funny Stuff
What happens when you give a little boy a beater saturated with chocolate cookie dough: At least he sat at the table. For a time....
An Analogy.
Tuesday, February 24 2009 - Funny Stuff
Bobby Jindal : Barack Obama :: Milli Vanilli : Jack White.
Really, Republicans? Bobby Jindal is the best you could do for the Republican response to tonight's address?
Wow.
Glad I'm not in your shoes.
Preschool Impressionism.
Tuesday, February 24 2009 - Family
True, Van Gogh he may not be, But Ethan's artwork is something to see: Click to enlarge. The labels indicate the artist's intentions, as told to his mother....
Pachyderm Prejudice.
Monday, February 23 2009 - Funny Stuff
The scene: Sunday morning. The whole family is at the grocery store. It's a small grocery, where we are, and Ethan is riding in the cart, Greg's pushing, I'm walking ahead, Laurel is doing whatever Laurel does at times like these... ...when suddenly, without provocation, Ethan breaks the relative quiet...
Vocabulary Words.
Saturday, February 21 2009 - Funny Stuff
[screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech] Ethan: "What's that?" Me: "That school bus's brakes." Ethan: "Did they push the brakes to stop?" Me: "Yes." Ethan: "Now they will push the other brake to go." Me: "No, they'll push the accelerator to go. Can you say that? Accelerator?" Ethan: " 'Cederator...
My Case for Nationalized Health Care.
Tuesday, February 17 2009 - General
One of the biggest complaints I hear when the subject of national health care comes up is that we'll all have to wait a long time for an appointment. Well, here is what I have heard in the past few days as I've desperately called around to doctor's offices trying to get established as a new patient and...
I'm Paying Attention.
Saturday, February 14 2009 - Family
I looked yesterday at the store and hated every single Valentine's Day card on the rack. They have the singing ones with Toby Keith. They have the gaudy ones, which aren't my style. The sleek and classy ones cost around $4. Four dollars for a piece of paper that gets thrown away. No, that's not good...
Laurel-isms, Part XXV.
Friday, February 13 2009 - Family
Laurel: "Mom, the kids were making fun of me because I don't know what Bokugan is." Me: "Uh...okay, what IS Bokugan?" Laurel: "It's like Pokemon, kind of." Me: "Laurel, you may not know what the current 4th grade fad is, because you don't watch the kinds of TV shows on which those money-grubbing fad...
If Laurel Were a Caterer...
Saturday, February 07 2009 - Family
She'd work for Charm City Cakes (unfamiliar with the Ace of Cakes? See video below): This is for a birthday party she's attending -- it's a murder mystery theme, she's the caterer, and was to dress the part. I have no aprons or anything like that, so a friend and I developed the idea of a tool belt for...
Sick Little Boy.
Thursday, February 05 2009 - Family
Ethan, like his mom, is one to visibly display his colds like a giant, screaming, neon billboard. This photo doesn't do it justice -- his cheeks are an angry red. His nose is streaming. His eyes are tearing and running down his cheeks. He's just one big infectious blob. At least he carries himself reasonably...
