So there I was, washing the dishes, when the Human Tape Recorder walks up to me; all of 4 years old at the time. “Daddy,” she says, “I need Cheerios.” OK, we can do this. I dried my hands and gave her a fistfull of Cheerios. She thanked me and runs back to the bathroom, […]
Yesterday the kids learned a new song about a girl named Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back. Now obviously this Goth chick’s father owns a line of trucks, and she’s in formal black because he’s dead, or getting re-married, or […]
The holidays are over, 2010 is here, and we’re typing this year. Let’s start with… The Holidays: A Brief Review. Now believe it or not, and I’ve been known to lie, but this holiday saga starts at a Borders Bookstore, with a boatload of books and no coupons. Now everybody knows the thing to do […]
Happy Birthday to the Human Tape Recorder, who this year for All Hallow’s Eve decided to presage the upcoming years by going as a “Goth” girl. She’s 11 going on 14 and moody, going on 43 and hilarious. Right now, we’re just glad she thinks of it as a costume, not a lifestyle.
As I put the kids to bed, the Human Tape Recorder tells me the good news – she has, after only 5 years of school, won something in PE. Now, your mileage may have varied, but my recollection of PE is certainly where modern notions of waterboarding came from, so the fact the she’s excited […]