May 2012
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Hai, Interwebs.
Just making sure you’re still there.
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Dear, Tumblr...
While I enjoy jotting funny sayings on you, or sticking dorktastic photos of myself on you, I think I’m going to start writing more on you.
Long stuff.
Longer stuff than HerpDerp captions.
Because, I truly enjoy writing, you know.
It’s just that I don’t do it often enough.
With enough meaning and substance.
And because I’m forty-seven years old and I don’t...
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Clever.
“I think the Devil is clever…snowball’s chance in Hell and so forth…”
~ Pete Campbell
Hearing Pete’s remark about the Sno-Ball concepts in Sunday night’s episode of Mad Men took me back to my first non-retail “career job” as a copywriter, back in 1994. The agency was a small local shop that was looking for a new ad writer and, like...
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15 Ways To Stay Married For 15 Years →
mattdoucette:
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profashional:
I thought this was going to be one of those stupid women’s magazine-esque articles on “how to keep your man happy!!!!” but this was actually a really inspiring read with great advice for marrieds of all ages.
My favorite:
All the crap you read in magazines about honesty, sense of humor, communication, sensitivity, date...
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My 5-year-old can now spell "zombie guts"
Parenting achievement badge: UNLOCKED.
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Getting ready for a phone conference with an...
Things to remember during the meeting:
When he says “Eeelan”, he’s talking to me.
Don’t say a goddamn word about anything remotely related to “shrimp” or “barbie”.
Try not to chuckle when he says “G’day”.
Where he is, it’s 7:30am TOMORROW. So he already knows that Abe Vigoda finally died.
I mean, what could possibly go...
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April 2012
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Watching "Mission Impossible"...
My 11-year-old daughter now knows five new ways to break a mean boy’s arm.
Am I father-of-the-year? You bet your ass I am.
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Things I Wish I Could Unhear #46:
“…as was expressed by Messrs Kerouac and Ginsberg…”
– Pretentious poetry guy at a “hip” coffee shop, circa 1992
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My wife just made cupcakes with the following...
Peanut Butter
Coconut
Lime
Vanilla
Chili Pepper
Needless to say, I will be giving her my sex tonight.
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This evening:
My 5-Year-Old: ” I can count to one thousand. Wanna hear? One…two…three…four…”
(It is 11:00 pm. I never got a chance to respond.)
UPDATE: He counted by hundreds once he reached 100. Thank you, Invisible Man In The Sky.
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On Hold With MediaTemple Customer Support:
“You are caller…number…four”
[playing The Eagles’ “Take It Easy”]
Welcome to Hell, folks.
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Seriously considering putting a tip jar on my...
Thoughts?
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