Monthly Archives: February, 2009

25 Things You Don’t Know About My Dog

I really hate memes, so I figured I’d tell you about my dog instead. To be honest, he’s probably more interesting than me anyway. So here ya go: 1. His name is Tux, but originally it was Fizz-Gig. It fit him well. 2. Our cat is bigger than he is. 3. She reminds him of [...]

Exercise That Is Fun

OK, I hate exercise. I really really do. I would like some suggestions for exercise that is fun. Something that I might not consider exercise, but rather something fun to do. No, not that. Sicko. Here’s a bit about the requirements: 1. I don’t like being outside when it’s cold. 2. It’s always cold here. [...]

Where Did Shawn Go?

He’s home. Sick. But because he can’t stand being home sick, he’s going into work at 10AM this morning and sequestering himself to the office so as not to infect others. OK, enough with the 3rd person. Yeah, I have the flu that has been ravaging our school district. I try really hard to do [...]

Good Parent, Bad Parent

Here’s the deal: My wife and I are not the most organized parents in the world. Usually, at least 2 days a week, at least one child will go to school missing their lunchbox. One of us must then run it to the school, and drop it off in the appropriate office before our children [...]

I’m Not That Guy

You know that guy that can fix mechanical things? The car breaks down, and he grabs his toolbox and reconoiters your carburetor on the side of the road? Yeah, well I’m not that guy. We have lots of snow. The storm London just got is what we refer to “A Tuesday” around here. That’s not [...]