I’ve been on the hunt for a new / old vehicle to replace my wife’s child-destroyed suburban, and placed an ad on Kijiji trying to sell it. I’ve noticed some things about Kijiji. It’s full of Trolls. A FB troll is someone who has too much time on their hands and would rather criticize people and issues they know nothing about while accomplishing as little … Continue reading Kijiji Trolls
Neela kept us up most of last night coughing until about 4am when I took her downstairs, made her a cup of tea, propped her up on the couch and turned on the tv. …Also then I could go back to sleep because I can’t hear her from my room… Now if you have more than one kid you’ll have to publicly call me a … Continue reading Ugh… Adventures…
On a recent trip to Cuba my wife swam with dolphins, and she liked it. We needed birthday ideas and this one came to me while racking my brain and watching TV (It can be done:), sadly I was sitting beside my wife at the time when I blurted “Hey, would you like to swim with dolphins for your birthday?” It’s not that the idea … Continue reading Dolphins? Yuck!
This week our Venue small group met at my parent’s new house and helped them move stuff in, mostly because I asked them to… and mostly because I hate moving… Now I spent years doing work that I didn’t particularly care for, other than the option was to notenjoy myself, have a rotten attitude AND do work I didn’t particularly care for, so I decided … Continue reading Chickens and Goldfish
“Dad, how come there are only boys on the Science of Stupid?” This TV show has been amusing my daughters and I for awhile with the ridiculous things people attempt for fun, inflicting themselves with massive amounts of pain, and Katie finally noticed a pattern. It was mostly the male population we were watching. “Well Katie, when you get a bunch of guys together they … Continue reading The Mud Boys
I can’t help but think “I’ll bet they’re their own worst enemy?” when I meet some people. I was a teenager when I first heard a man describe his electrician to me in these terms. He himself had back problems and so did the other man who was trenching a line into his yard. In the bottom of the trench the electrician’s back seized up … Continue reading Man’s Worst Enemy
Things I’ve actually said to children under the age of 12: “One rule guys, when we score, we lose our minds!!!!!” “YOU need to score a bicycle kick right now!” “I need 100 goals from you in the next shift” Things children have said to me: “What’s a bicycle kick?” “I’m cold and dizzy” “Who do you keep calling Marisa? I’M Marisa!” I feel that … Continue reading I’m that Maniac Coach
