Archive for the 'home life' Category

whipped by the kids
Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Thanks to Monopoly Junior, my kids understand the finer points of demanding rent even when the renter is flat broke. I have learned again what it feels like to be flat broke.

another rainy carnival
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Why do we always pick the cold and rainy summer days to go to carnivals?

three days to learn
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The girl took about one hour over three days to learn to ride her bike. I lost about 30 pounds in sweat chasing her. And now, they say, she’ll never forget.

dude, what the…?
Sunday, August 9th, 2009

E and I at the planetarium in the Great Lakes Nature & Science Center.

so that’s what really happened
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Apparently Kowalski was so unimpressed with Dodge’s ability to handle a head-on collision, he bought a Ford dealership.

A pool in the rain
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Shouldn’t rain actually be the perfect weather for swimming?

What wind storm?
Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Our episode today pits 16 feet of picket fencing on a Ford Escort wagon against a pretty good wind storm. Escort wins.

By jove, it works!
Sunday, April 26th, 2009

I just learned how to tell your direction without a compass, using an analog wristwatch: Orient the watch so the hour hand is parallel to a thin shadow, like a stick in the mud. The imaginary line bisecting the hour and the 12 (or 1 for DST) is the noth-south line (the sun rises [...]

it’s good to know your limits
Saturday, April 18th, 2009

In case you’re wondering, the “wagon” part of “Ford Escort Wagon” is intended for descriptive purposes only.

Why people need editors
Thursday, April 16th, 2009

I know, I know: It’s an album of spirituals and hymns. But really…Nobody took him aside and suggested a different title?