Hi. You’ll enjoy this, so please read on. Check out these pictures of a hike I took with my kids today. The only reason I am publishing them in such a public forum is my clear desire to demonstrate how amazing a parent I am, and in so doing make you feel like a lesser … Continue reading This post is to make you feel like a bad parent and through that to make myself feel like a better parent. I hope it works.
Category: Self
The Universe Hates Me and I Know Why
It's not like I didn't test them BEFORE putting them on the tree. I did. I tested. I plugged them in and looked at them. They were all cute and bright and twinkly and f*cking working. Then I got on a step-ladder and placed them while needles poked my crotch and sap fell on my … Continue reading The Universe Hates Me and I Know Why
The Guilford Gobbler Gallup, Guzzle and Grunt
It was a historic if blustery and cold Thanksgiving today for the first ever Guilford Gobbler Gallup, Guzzle and Grunt charity race and after party. As a sister event to the Thimble Island Triathlon Series (TITs), the Gallup saw record attendance this year. Shoreline residents have their pick of Thanksgiving Day races, including the Madison Turkey … Continue reading The Guilford Gobbler Gallup, Guzzle and Grunt
My Disappointing Life – Thanks to Pottery Barn
It’s the time of year when Pottery Barn goes out of their way to make me feel bad about my life. All it takes is a little time on the can flipping through their holiday catalogue to remind me how much of a disappointment I am to my wife, children, parents, America and any number … Continue reading My Disappointing Life – Thanks to Pottery Barn
Things I Might Do If My Wife Died
There is a great scene in the movie ‘This is Forty’ about how we think about our spouses after the years add up. Watch the first bit… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCyXutUz9V4 Now don’t get me wrong….I’m not saying I want my wife to die. Never. Never. In the words of Louis CK, “Of course I don’t want that … Continue reading Things I Might Do If My Wife Died
My Brain Sucks.
An alternate title to this post might have been ‘Settle the fuck down’. Here is a 30 second transcript from my brain: I need to pay off that debt. I wonder if I’m going to get laid tonight. I should have studied harder in college. How does so-and-so afford that car? Why can’t I? Work … Continue reading My Brain Sucks.
Why don’t I ever get invited to the Swingers’ Club?
While I will admit to wearing a toga at a few parties, around the house on a Saturday, and occasionally while shopping for jellies and chutneys, I acknowledge that I am no Grecian beauty. This was made abundantly clear to me one day while I was standing with a friend on a street and a … Continue reading Why don’t I ever get invited to the Swingers’ Club?
Life is for the Living
“Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.” ― Langston Hughes, The Collected Poems I confess. While I’d heard the ‘life is for the living’ quote many times, and said it myself more than once, before this blog post I’d never bothered to … Continue reading Life is for the Living
“We never had to take any of it seriously, did we?” she whispered. — Dagny Taggart
"No, we never had to." John Galt in response. - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged was a tough book to get through. Anybody who says differently is lying or just glossed over the 50+ page monologue from Galt. Easy on the tree-killing Ayn. But that line alone is a life lens that I have … Continue reading “We never had to take any of it seriously, did we?” she whispered. — Dagny Taggart
And He Says 