sarcasm: n., sahr-kaz-uhm

Modelo:
me, while dialing into a conference call: “Someday you will get to lead an exciting life just like this.”
12 year old, while playing Super Smash Brothers Melee: “Oh yeah, I’m so excited.”

Back to School

Tonight we had to run out for some additional school supplies requested by my daughter’s teachers. Yesterday she started middle school and just between us, I think she prefers shopping for the supplies rather than using them at school. She’s a great kid and good student, she’d just rather not be at school all day. [...]

Thanksgiving Eve Factoids… A Holiday Meme Special

Well I was wondering what I was going to write about today — I had all sorts of ideas earlier but they seem to fly out the window as the sun goes down. Luckily Jenn tagged me with a meme which means I am required by Internet law to reply OR ELSE! (Or else she [...]

20 Years Ago…

Yesterday I spent the day with my fiance and his family … now let me just tell you these people are “game people”. They’re always up for any sort of game or activity — and the more competition the better. I didn’t really grow up in a game-heavy family, although we did have our moments [...]

Miss Fix-It

I didn’t really set out to repair a toilet this weekend. And really, maybe “repair” is the wrong word …let’s say upgrade. Or we could take advantage of the hours of HGTV and TLC I’ve watched lately and call it “Flip This Toilet”. But that just sounds wrong. The fact is, the toilet wasn’t [...]