I have a few pet peeves. I’m an old guy, so I’ve got decades of things that annoy and irritate me. I’m also old enough that many of the things that annoy and irritate me, I’ve simply grown to accept. I’m not going to change them, nor can I stop people from doing them. It … Continue reading A Few Pet Peeves
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Things That Keep Me Awake at Night – Part 8
Ok – no joke – this actually happened at a WaWa the other day, and I can’t stop thinking about it. So I was getting my coffee, and I like my WaWa coffee just so, and I was next to another guy who was also getting ready for the day ahead. He was also dressed … Continue reading Things That Keep Me Awake at Night – Part 8
It’s All In The Name – redone
And they are doing it wrong. WRONG – WRONG – WRONG!!! Disclaimer – I pride myself on rarely using curse words. Even in my very (VERY) vulgar poems that I have written for friends and family, I don’t actually curse. I may reference a curse word, and you know exactly what word is coming in … Continue reading It’s All In The Name – redone
Things That Keep Me Awake – Part 5
In This Corner... Sometimes a rivalry goes on for so long that there is only one way to settle it. Somebody's gotta get punched. You know the kind of rivalry I'm talking about. The smiles are fake. The compliments are forced. They pretend the other one doesn't even exist. "Oh...them? We don't pay any attention … Continue reading Things That Keep Me Awake – Part 5
Things That Keep Me Awake – Part 3: Hamsters
In my blog, I did a whole series about my life as a girl-dad. Perhaps you read one of them. Hopefully you read all 8 of them. Yes – eight. If you did – then thank you. There are no prizes, but huge respect. But lately I’ve just been having thoughts that keep me up … Continue reading Things That Keep Me Awake – Part 3: Hamsters
Things That Keep Me Awake
You know how sometimes you start thinking about something and then BAM — you can’t sleep? Could be anything. Money. Work. Relationships. Regret. Whether you remembered to close the garage door. We’ve all been there. Last night it happened to me. Now maybe my thoughts are different than yours. Maybe. Or is it possible that … Continue reading Things That Keep Me Awake
That Time of Year
Spring has turned into summer. We got traffic. We got mosquitoes. We got traffic. Yeah, I said it twice. Because OH MY GOD have we got traffic. But there is one more thing that arrives this time of year. Yard sales. Garage sales. There are signs attached to telephone poles all across neighborhoods. SATURDAY - … Continue reading That Time of Year
Exposing Truths
Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy and the Holy Grail of Parental Lies – Santa Claus. I know, I know …. We tell our kids things that aren’t true. But it’s out of love … The Tooth Fairy, well, that’s just so children don’t get all weirded out when they lose a tooth. After a failed … Continue reading Exposing Truths
The Battles We Never Knew
Remember back in the day when frozen fish sticks were simply frozen fish sticks. I remember them at school lunch. I never had a problem with them. If memory serves, I think I kind of liked them. And honestly, I kind of like them today. And I’m a grown ass man and everything. But that … Continue reading The Battles We Never Knew
As a Girl Dad – Part 7
The Girl Dad Survival Guide to “I’m Fine.”(A BecauseJimSays Field Manual) There is no phrase more dangerous in the English language spoken by a woman of any age than: “I’m fine.” Spoken by your daughter. Spoken by your wife – uh oh …. But that’s for another blog Then again, I know my limitations, I’ll … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 7
My Take on Life and Events 