Look out, Perry Mason

My daughter (well, all my kids, but this is about my daughter) LOVES to argue. She just called me to tell me that Barney (Baby Bop School) isn’t working. “Well, honey, it was acting up yesterday, too, I think the disc is dirty.” “No. We watched it yesterday.” “And it kept skipp-” “No. It was […]

From great to shit in thirty seconds

Yeah, it’s life, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it. Another yelling match this morning, more defiance, more feeling like a shitty dad. Doubleplus? It’s my 21st anniversary. Hi honey. Not feeling so sure about the 22nd, at the moment, given how things are lately.

about that bridge…

Okay, I’ve gone past the point of ridiculousness. (and it’s crazy that I spelled that word without looking it up. For reals) This week I’ve written a couple of NPR-ish posts about the evils of the world that bug me. And today, while I was driving back from grabbing a salad at lunch (to deal […]