February 2012
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Food Friday
Just opened a banana with my left hand. Felt like a totally different person. Someone dropped off a bag of beef jerky at my desk. I know what I’m having for lunch. When I wasn’t feeling well the other day, I bought a giant can of Cheddar Cheese Pringles. Because sometimes, that’s exactly what you need. I also had a Moxie to go with it. So good. Breakfast was a small hazelnut...
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This tastes terrible
I have half a mind to tell the story of why I hate potatoes au gratin, but it’s not a very interesting story. I’m not a picky eater. I love almost everything I’ve tried. But you know how there are some foods that you literally can’t eat? That’s one of them. I put the combination of milk and/or cheese and potatoes in my mouth, and my stomach immediately rejects it. It...
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One song, my train of thought
“Eight Miles High” by The Byrds. Oh, I love this song. It makes me think of my childhood. Sitting in our living room, watching Wile E. Coyote while my mom made baked beans. I can practically smell the baked beans now. Oh, that guitar sounds like that old Nintendo game, Rygar. Man, I loved Rygar. But it made no sense. How did that shield help me climb trees? What were those underground...
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I Am Steel Blue
Your dominant hues are cyan and blue. You like people and enjoy making friends. You’re conservative and like to make sure things make sense before you step into them, especially in relationships. You are curious but respected for your opinions by people who you sometimes wouldn’t even suspect. Your saturation level is medium - You’re not the most decisive go-getter, but you can...
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I need a new thing for today
I ain’t putting a GPOY up here because my eyes are all baggy this morning and my beard is too short and my hair is too long and I look like a homeless person. I’m not doing the shuffle since I always post music. I’d like to do Ass Wednesday but that’s probably blasphemous. I’m too tired to come up with an interesting story or an update of any kind so I’m just...
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sing it
Yesterday, I went to watch a high school basketball game with my brother and a friend. A girl who is only a sophomore and supposedly the next big thing in the state was playing. She was incredible. She hung 33 points on the opposing team and helped her squad cruise to an easy victory. In the game prior to this one, she outscored the entire other team, 44 to 41. I’ve seen some unbelievable...
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Renesmee
I’m just gonna say that whenever something beyond ridiculous happens and I don’t have any other words. Stephanie, your redneck is showing through.
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What defines your Tumblr?
Rachelfabulous asked this. Since this is my 1900th post, I thought it would be a good thing to address. I love music and humor and my family and the minutiae of everyday life. I have a son with severe respiratory issues. I love basketball, bad movies, good beer and questioning my place in the grand scheme of things. I’m obsessed with tracing my life back to the things that initially filled...
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Inspiration
I’m not very good with it. I can think of a handful of times where a quote or a nice picture or a sweet sentiment made me feel better. That “Welcome to Holland” thing hit pretty close to home. We packed for Italy, but we’ve been living in Holland ever since my son was born. That being said, many people have told me and my wife that they admire us for what we’ve been...
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trach page
One of the respiratory therapists at the hospital suggested we check out this resource page on tracheostomies. So, we did. First of all, the stories and the kids and the successes and the memorials bowled us over. We will be submitting information about Fin. There was a list of other kids who have tracheobronchomalacia , and there was even another Fin. But there was also a list of famous people...
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It's amazing how much better I feel about...
Sick kid still sick? She’s fine, she gets to stay inside and watch movies all day. You want me to go grocery shopping? No problem. I’d like to take a drive. Gotta run to the pharmacy for my son’s prescription where they called me Mr. Phineas? Whatever, dude. I forgot the battery to the thermometer? Turning back around. Wait, you said batteries? Back to the same store for the...
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I keep waiting for something to happen
But it’s most likely going to be the same shenanigans with the same crew tonight. I even had to turn down an invite to The Mermaid. I can’t complain. I like drinks and music and conversation with The DILFOs. Thanks for that, Toni.
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more good news and potty talk
I helped potty train two girls. It made a modicum of sense. Gotta go number 1? Sit down. Gotta go number 2? Sit down. Now, we have a son. And even though he’s got a bunch of health problems, I really want him to feel like like a little boy, because, first and foremost, he is a little boy. But I’ve never potty trained a boy before, and he can’t stand for very long on his own yet,...
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so Friday, so what
People are crabby today. I’m one of them. My daughter stayed home sick. I didn’t eat breakfast. I’m listening to trance music while I work and that’s very counterproductive. I changed my avatar. It’s not a permanent change. People keep asking me idiotic questions and I’m about ready to snap. Snark. TGIF. Breathe in. Breathe out. Dance the night away. My city or...
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Thankful Thursday Things
My son stood up on his own for the first time today. No help. Just did it. Physical therapy said we are mere weeks away from him walking on his own. Today is my father’s birthday. He’s 61. He’s still the coolest dude I know. I wish I was going to see you fine folks in NYC this weekend. I’m shooting for Boston. I just had to do a complete redesign of an ad, from scratch. It...
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Cabin Fever
It was January, 1998. I was home, visiting my parents. We got hit with a major ice storm. It was brutal, a real doozie. Everything was covered in nearly an inch of ice. Power lines were down. Trees snapped in half or were bent to the ground, where many of them stayed, even now, a testament to the long-lasting effect of the power of snow and frozen water. I was stuck at home with my parents with no...
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I love people
Coworker: What a busy day! My phone won’t stop ringing! They’re moving my desk! Everyone keeps using my bathroom! And Ben is throwing bananas at me! Me: Bananas? I only threw one banana at you. Coworker: If I hadn’t tossed it in the garbage, you would have thrown it at me again. Me: It still would have been only one banana.
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Confessing My Sins
I post music every day. I don’t need a theme, but I need a thread. I don’t do the bathroom thing. I don’t even do the f-bomb. I love The Big Lebowski, maybe too much. That movie definitely does the f-bomb. Not even close to offended. I heart a lot of photos of the pretty ones. I’m super jealous of Ryan’s abs. I’ve never posted a (totally) shirtless pic. I really...
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My brother's team won last night
The girls from his school will be going to the tournament for the first time in fifteen years. To say I’m proud is an understatement. To say the game was exciting downplays the achievement. Probably the best indicator of the nail-biter we witnessed would be to show you my EKG. There was this girl from the other team that gave him fits. She had 14 points in the second quarter, scoring any...
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love questions
Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you be there? Will you still care? What’s love got to do with it? Where do broken hearts go? Can they find their way home? Do you love me like you say you do? Is this love that I’m feeling? Is this the love that I’ve been searching for? Are you the one that I’ve been waiting for? Why does it always seem to be me looking at you, you...
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Truths!
I’m having a less is more day. I’m listening to Steve Winwood, baby. I just read his bio. His older brother’s name is Muff. Nickname, Muff Woody. Best nickname ever. We’re not celebrating V-Day tonight. My bro is coaching a basketball game, and if his team wins, they go to the tourney. So, we’re going to that instead. My last few truths have gotten me unfollowed. But...
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Virginity Thing
I was 20. So was she. I was not her first. It was pretty robotic. I remember thinking, is this it? This is what I saved my special purpose for? She’d been hinting at for a few weeks, until she couldn’t walk right, and I felt doing it was the polite thing to do. I was getting pretty tired of blue balls, myself. I got a condom out of the dispenser in the basement of our dorm and we put...
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the road we live on is busy
I always worry in the afternoon when I know the girls are getting off the bus. Even though I’m not even there. Especially because I’m not even there.
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Hot and Cold
You know the game. You’re close, you’re getting warmer, you’re hot! You took a wrong turn, you’re cold, no, back up, come here, you’re freezing! Hot: The trip with my brother. Good times. Cold: The camper was a first-rate POS. Hot: We got to go to lunch together. Cold: It was KFC. Hot: They gave us extra hot wings at no charge. Double hot. Cold: We were still two...
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yesterday's shopping adventure
with poo. Jess had to run into Target for a few things and the middle girl was asleep in the back so I stayed in the car with Fin. We had a good time, making faces, playing games, goofing off. He started to look tired, so I turned on the radio and sat back down in the driver’s seat. Then I heard it. The poo. It rumbled up from down deep. Fin’s eyes glazed over. He was really pushing...
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road trip
I’m taking a road trip with my brother today. We’re going north to look at a camper. He takes his family camping, so now we have to go camping. I have tax return money in my pocket. I’m prepared to haggle. I’m ready to make a deal. But mostly I’m excited to spend four hours in a truck with my brother. Road trip! There will be snacks, pit stops, music and conversation....
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fifteen minutes
We used to be punctual people. Since Fin came along, not so much. For a while, having him at home felt awesome, but limiting. Obviously, we were glad he survived, but we felt like we just barely survived his survival. Ground zero was being at home, just trying to figure out how to deal with all his equipment. We didn’t try to take him anywhere. We didn’t go to church or school...
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Friday flies by
The puppy peed right in the middle of the bed when we were trying to sleep last night. We threw off the sheets and covered the bed with a blanket and threw two more blankets on top. This morning, very early, my wife rolled over and took all the blankets with her. An hour later, I did the same thing to her. At five am, she took one blanket, I took the other, and we curled up on either side of the...