Post Office – Following directions

You’ve got to love it when people can follow directions. Sometimes they don’t, though, and other times they get it so wrong you think they must be doing it out of spite. Case and point: notice exactly where this important piece of mail has been bent. Yes, that’s right, exactly on the words, “do not … Read more

Nerdy dad moment

Here’s one of those “father moments” where I really feel connected with my kids. The kids are running around being generally annoying and making roaring noises at each other. James: I’m a baby coelophysis! Roar!! Michelle: I’m a troodon!. Roar! James: I’m attacking you! Roar! James starts to run towards Michelle, imaginary claws drawn. Michelle … Read more

Fuzzy Kittens

I recognize that my previous post was a bit of a rant, but, I can assure you, dear reader, that had it written it immediately after the event, it would have been positively vitriolic, even by my standards. As it was, it still took three complete re-writes (from scratch) before I thought it down to … Read more

Nostalgia Pizza – Shakey’s Pizza Parlour

Ah, our memories from childhood! Oh, you youngsters don’t remember the days before microwave ovens, or before Domino’s Pizza and Pizza Hut had expanded out and dominated the entire country. In those old days, there were one or two Pizza Huts in town – the old kind, with no delivery and a table-top video game … Read more