Author Archives: didofoot
The daily
Lately I’ve taken to sending Gene a daily sample of the most ridiculous headline I can find on CNN.com. I would like to share a few from the last month or so: Justin Bieber’s monkey quarantined Dog tattoos: cruel or prudent? Cute woodchuck eats ice cream Saget’s X-rated ‘Full House’ memory Sandwich buyer in a … Continue reading
Geek love
Kris: Blech, I’m sorry, I keep going on and on about this. I need to stop telling you every thought that crosses my brain. Gene: I like hearing all your thoughts. Kris: Well. Gene: I do. If your thoughts were an RSS feed, I would subscribe to it.
Lucky
It’s an understood thing around our house that on particularly sunny days I’m going to spend most of my time in the yard, swimming and reading, rather than grocery shopping or sweeping the staircase or any of the other useful things I sometimes bring myself to do. Today I was doing that for a while, … Continue reading
Jarring
Once, a few years ago, I tried taking all of our medicines and toiletries out of their ugly cardboard-and-plastic packaging and putting them into funky little jars, sort of like this: And then Gene said “Why are the band-aids in this jar with the narrow mouth that I can’t get my fingers into? I can’t … Continue reading
Why did Michele cross the street?
Kris: [starts charging across, realizes Michele isn’t with her] “You coming?” Michele: “Sorry, yes.” Kris: “Did you forget how to walk?” Michele: “No, I was just waiting for a white man to cross with.” Kris: “…” Michele: “You know, the little white light-up man? In the crossing sign?” Kris: “Ah. Yes. You may wish to … Continue reading
Sage
“You should certainly have more children — not that I like children very much (I find them tiresome) but they grow up into people if you give them time. In my young days parents were not afraid to admit that they found their children tiresome. Now it is considered unnatural and yet people have fewer. … Continue reading
Good reads
I curate my entire personal library — currently just over eleven hundred books, but there’s room to grow — on Goodreads. Yesterday the word went out that Amazon has purchased Goodreads. Initially I was dismayed, because that’s the reaction everyone has when a Big acquires a Small. But once my knee calmed down and stopped … Continue reading
First & Last
Overheard as I got on the bus: Boy: “Wow, I just realized that those are all the words I usually use to describe Mauritania.” Girl, in the hopeful voice of someone on a first date: “Oh, is that the imaginary country you invented?” Boy, in the regretful voice of someone on a last date: “Uh…no.”
Table Legs
I bought another piece of body-part decor. It’s a table that sits on sort of tentacly legs which end in four little paws. This time there was a decided silence before Gene said “Oh, I like it.” I probably need to stop shopping at stores with no return policies.
Pulp Classics
A fun new game… Make your own taglines!