theKid has been involved in sports from, oh, say, slightly after exiting the womb. Half was instrumental in that. I’m inclined to let children grow like weeds, let ‘em take over and blossom as they will but I’m also deeply in debt and fairly irresponsible soooooo … yeh. So theKid has played sports (sport) for …
Category: Adulting 101
Paroxysms of Paradox
Watched “Se7en” again just recently. What a great movie. Not as big of a fan of “8MM” but to each his own. Nic Cage did his usual; Joaquin Phoenix was actually quite stellar. Had to die, tho.’ Anyhoo, back to “Se7en” … “What’s in the baaaaaahhhhhkkkkkksssss?!?!” There’s a scene before the scene where Mills asks John …
Law of Unintended (or Maybe Intended?) Consequences
All this bru-hah-hah, all this strum ‘n drang, all this hullabaloo, makes me wonder just how (not)smart the Supremes really are. And how much of the Dobbs decision is rooted in the Supreme Court’s own demagoguery. Alabama (we can already see the problem there) recently ruled that embryos are actual people, despite having neither brain …
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[Sigh] Screaming Doesn’t Help
OK so … marriage is [supposed to be] a partnership, right? Then why is it so endlessly frustrating? Because people gonna people. Ergo / to wit … Half likes to keep information fairly close to vest until … “Duh-dunna-naaaah!” Here; do this now. Sigh. Grunt. Groan. Half is the only one in the household w/info …
Talk Left / Live Right, or What I Said is Not What I Do
Well isn’t that interesting. Article by Brad Wilcox in the Atlantic discussed a book called, “Get Married,” and how the college-educated espouse alternative family types without actually embracing those alternatives themselves. Finish education. Establish career. Get married. Have kids. In that order. Although those selfsame folks claim bastardizing children is no big deal, they themselves …
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The Deep Suck
theKid is Gen Alpha, and young enough that (most) adults dismiss those generally angsty feelings withOh, you’re just young. You’ll get over it … yet is still old enough to be clinically depressed. theKid does not like school. Does pretty well at it, teachers are consistently complimentary, other kids are yelling “Bye!” as theKid is …
The Single Promise
Pretty sure I saw a guy die on the freeway. Had just dropped theKid off, heading into the maw of RTO and mildly surprised that the flow of traffic was actually flowing then suddenly it slowed down to a crawl. Forgot where I heard/read this, but some wise person suggested that when traffic slows/stops, head …
The Golden is Mean
Bradley Cooper is a walking, talking thirst trap. So no homo, but most guys would agree … being that guy would be pretty sweet. Heard he’s tall, too. And with chest hair. Dare I say, a pelt. Life, is so not the fair. Guess that’s why bras and jockstraps come in different sizes. Just watched …
Conspiracy of Dunces
OK so latest polling suggests ‘Murricans don’t want Clueless Joe/CryptKeeper or Potato Don/Orange Jesus as the next leader of the “free” world. Interesting. Despite vocals that resonate like skin on a mandoline RFK Jr. is doing very well across all voting groups, so much so that his electability is even better than that of the …
Socializing with the Unsociable
Once again … so glad to be officially hitched. It ain’t perfect but it is all mine. MFs today not going to Cheesecake Factory or Olive Garden or Applebee’s. Well stay your ahh right on home, then. Sheesh. $300 for a first date? Really? What is that? Where does all that entitlement come from? No. …