There’s potential, and there’s reality

A teenager comes home from school with a writing assignment. He asks for help from his father. “Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?” His dad looks up, thoughtfully, and says, “I’ll show you.” Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars, and then […]

Biology from a 9 year old

We were with a group of people that don’t know us very well, it was my two boys and I. random parent: “What’s your brother’s name?” thing one: “He’s not my real brother.” me: “He seems real enough to me.” random parents giggle thing one: “well, we don’t have the exact same DNA.” random parents […]

Rockin’ Zoot

In case you don’t read the same places I do, my friend Zoot today ran her first half marathon. It surely won’t be her last, and she did awesome – especially in the cold, the wet, the nasty weather she had. Go give her an internet high five or something, she deserves it. Or perhaps […]