rum

Okay -

The movie has been watched.

All three kids are in bed.

The dog is making obscene noises on the couch as she engages in loud self-hygiene.

And I? Am locked out of my bedroom.

yes, you read that right. Not because of anything I’ve done. My wife is recording voice clips for a class she is teaching, and needs quiet, so she shut the door. Kids don’t understand this, so I guess that’s how the door got locked. I can’t knock, because, well? Recording. If we had an “on air” light, it would be so professional and all that.

I’m sure she’ll open it before she goes to bed.

Uh, she will, won’t she?

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I’ll gather and post my thoughts on vacation soon enough; today doesn’t seem terribly cheery. At least not when I turn on the news.

So here’s a couple of moments from vacation, more to cheer myself than anything:

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My four year old sitting on the toilet singing Jimmy Buffett: “I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the volcano blows.”

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Father: Do you want to go to the beach and swim for a while?
Son: (glued to television) No, not right now
Father: What are you watching?
Son: Jaws 3

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Mount Gay tastes wonderful in coffee. Kinda takes the edge off, ya know?

More search engine madness: while trying to find a good marinade so I could try to eat the skipper, gilligan and I found this:

Happy Skipper recipe

1 1/2 cl Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
Ginger Ale

Pour captain morgan’s spiced rum over ice and fill the glass with ginger ale. Garnish with lime.