Years ago, Evi and I were watching a Sebastian Maniscalco comedy special when he did a bit about protesting. If you’ve never seen him, he writes a lot of material about every day human behavior he thinks is weird. This time he’d made fun of anyone who would attend a...
Still groggy, I made a cup of coffee and walked over to Evi, already awake, working on some aspect of her metaverse project. Russian language news played on her phone. She was distraught. “I’m just, so messed up right now. I’m so ashamed.” “Ashamed?” “Ashamed of Russia. Putin has gone...
If yesterday’s post seemed a little rushed at the end, it’s because yesterday’s writer was a little rushed at the end. I woke up late, and Tuesday and Thursday mornings are quite busy in our family, as Sasha has Pre-K to help her get a head-start on her education and...
During a recent workday in our home office, Evi and I got into a discussion about how many continents there are. She pretty much automatically said “seven” but I had to count. “So Asia is one, then Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Central America–“ “Central America?!?” Evi interrupted. “That’s...
So my wife is building a deck. Yes, you read that right. Evgeniya, the love of my life, my delicate flower, the former fashion model, has started building a deck in our back yard. Okay, first off, here’s a piece of advice: never call my wife a ‘delicate flower’. She...
I’m in a rut. As my wife and I arrived home from a Super Bowl party, Evi mentioned that we have to take out the garbage. Our trash is picked up on Monday mornings, so we have to have it out Sunday night. She took care of it, as I...
Evi and I went to our friends’ house for a Super Bowl party last night. John and Jenn hosted a typical ‘Big Game’ event: great food, great friends, lots of laughs, too damn noisy to enjoy the game. That last part is probably just me. I love football, so while...
Today’s entry may be a quick one. I’m up a little late and Evi and Norah are already awake. It’s only a matter of time before I’m yelled at to help with something. I put my car in the shop yesterday. It’s a 2009 Honda Pilot that I more or...
We have a few different flavors of coffee, including my preferred whole bean, but this morning I chose something pre-ground, as using our coffee grinder invites the very real risk I might wake our daughters up. My wife Evi and I love Sasha and Norah very much, but I’ve come...
One of the benefits of working from home is that on the few times I actually do go into my office, it’s kind of exciting. I mean, maybe not the excitement of “we’re going to Disney World!” More like “I have a reason to shower!” But I do like seeing...
We spent almost the entire Saturday at home. One reason is a realization that we spend too much money any time we pile in the minivan. We usually get at least one meal, pay admission to something, and buy some other kind of crap. We’d be more efficient if, instead,...
In case you’re wondering, yes, I’m doing it again. The whole irrational desire to write. No, wait, that’s not it. I physically write all the time. My Facebook posts are stupid long. I can pretty much write whenever I want. And the problem isn’t the Facebook format either. In the...
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