Not to mention the Hat

The hat that believed in Santa:   …and the rest of the collection: (thanks to docstrange for the title inspiration)

the advantages of obliviousness and selective hearing

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, […]

Someone’s Getting Married in the Morning

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 […]

Post-Holiday Letter Thoughts

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 […]