Tuesday, April 13, 2010

I HATE SPIDERS



Some people I know called me up and were all, "Hey, I haven't seen you around in a while, are you okay?" I told them, "Sure, I'm fine. I've just run into a lot of doors lately so I'm waiting for wife to go to work so I can...I mean...I'm stuck in my house cause of a spider, man! I think I need an exterminator....


Sunday, April 11, 2010

Get offa my Lawn!!

If you don't know me, I mean really know me, you may get the impression from this blog that I hate everything, especially babies and wives. That's not true, though. I love wife. And making daughter was fun. I just consider myself a bit of a realist in that I don't mind complaining about having to give up things, like fun and staying up until six a.m. And, I don't care if you, or anyone else for that matter, finds it selfish that I complain about those things. I have this idea that deep down inside, way deep for some parents, there resides a little Man or woman, an id, if you will, that really didn't want to have to give up anything in order to have kids. Before it was a parent this idealistic id thought to itself, "When I have kids....blah, blah, blah ponies and butterflies!" Well, that id is an idiot. And now the id knows of it's mistake and has realized that it cannot buy Fenders or have a trail Jeep or visit Seattle or sleep until noon or close down The Cave or overdraw it's checking account. And so the id is pissed. And the id is now a curmudgeon. Mind, the curmudgeon will kill you if you hurt wife or daughter but it also realizes that life has gone through a drastic change. And now the curmudgeon is counting down the days until a certain someones twenty-second birthday so that He can buy himself a Porsche and retire.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The End is Nigh!

Have you ever seen Signs? The movie with Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix and those two kids where aliens start buggin' folks and actin' all....alien? If you didn't see it stop reading here, go watch it and then continue reading cause I may spoil it for you. If you did see it, remember how Bo, the little girl, would always want water, take a sip and then say that it was contaminated? Then, she would leave the cups and glasses of water all over the house so that Joaquin Phoenix could then smash them on aliens and cause them death. Well, we may be under attack here in Collinwood. Daughter has, for the last week, been on a "it's nasty" trip. She will watch you get fresh juice out of the fridge, drink approximately half of it and then hand it back to you and say "It's nasty." Further questioning of daughter as to the specifics of the nasty will get you answers such as: 'Cause; 'Cause, yes; 'Cause, it's nasty; and my all time favorite "I'mma ask mommy." As you can see, non sequiters are daughter's specialty. This may be a good thing, though. As I remember it, Signs was one big non sequiter fest until the end, when humans won. So, if you're having a birthday party and some alien walks all through the cake, you can call daughter. I know for a fact that she loves cake and, apparently, she hates aliens.

Friday, March 5, 2010

One Monkey Down....

The world is a tad darker now. Colors have lost their vibrancy, smells have lost their appeal. I've given up coffee. Not just for lent but for good. So, yeah, everybody can go to hell.

Monday, March 1, 2010

On The Daddy Tip #13

Just in case you were up all night wondering: Even though you are advised to contact poison control or a physician in case of ingestion,
"Maximum Strength Desitin is not harmful in small amounts. It does, however, act as a laxative."
-Poison Control Lady