Overheard

Little person: “Can I have a moon pie?” ** Grown-up: “Those are for the hurricane, dear.” ** (if you could call him that)

This should come as a shock to no one

I’m helping my seven-year-old with his reading homework, and he has a set of sentences about a bear. Only he keeps pronouncing it “beer.” “The beer slept on a rock.” “He saw a beer in the woods.” “The beer had brown fur and huge nasty sharp teeth.” Is there anything it can’t do?

What’s in YOUR wallet?

My seven-year-old has received a credit card offer. Not just any offer, mind you, but 0% for 1 year, no transfer fees, and a preferred card, also. His credit is better than mine, and he’s never had a job in his life…