Last Easter I decided I’d post twice a week, for exactly one year. Time’s up. This is goodbye. Thank you, everyone, for the thoughtful and funny comments, and a special thanks to my wonderful wife Rachel, who was my most loyal reader, and to my talented daughter Alani for all her artwork (look at some of her pictures in the older posts – [...]
Archive for March, 2010
So long, folks.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2010 | 16 Comments »
The Worst Thing Ever
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m hunting for a parking lot outside the Starbucks on Fifth. My six year old stepson Jack is in the backseat. “You know what I hate?” Jack says. “When you’re going to park, and somebody else pulls into your parking spot.” “I know” I say. “That’s the worst.” “Well,” Jack says. “It’s not the worst. The [...]
Glamour Wife
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For a year and a half, two coils on our stovetop haven’t worked. My wife, who does most of the cooking, struggled to prepare meals on the remaining two coils – the two little ones. Ever frugal, I went to Home Depot and bought two new big coils. They worked reliably for two weeks. Then they worked if [...]
Why do I Make my Wife Cry?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I blundered into a fight with my wife last night. I thought we were having a lively, fun debate and then, suddenly, she was in tears. A few minutes later she went upstairs and slammed the door. This happens to me sometimes. We were discussing my theory that Christianity is like the McDonalds hamburger empire. ( [...]
Cremation or Grave, II
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I ask my daughter if she’d prefer cremation or a cemetery grave if I should die in the near future. It’s a hypothetical. Rachel and I just read a memoir by a woman whose 34 year old husband died in a car accident two miles from home. It got us thinking. Alani and I are sitting [...]
Stephusband.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m standing outside Thomas Middle School, talking to Michelle. She’s the mom of twins in Jack’s first grade class, and Jack’s going to their birthday party tomorrow. Jack’s dad will be taking him to the party, I’ll be picking him up. The kids are lined up with bagels and backpacks. It’s been eight years since my daughter [...]
Cremation or Grave?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Rachel and I are planning our funerals. We’re reading Here When You Need Me, by Kate Braestrup, about a woman whose husband, age 34, went out for a drive one morning and never came back. Car accident two miles from their home. Rachel and I decided we should give each other instructions, just in case. Rachel wants [...]
Grown Ups Don’t Know What Fun Is
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When I picked up Alani and her friend Anna at school for a Friday night sleepover, Alani asked if we could go sledding that night. I was tired and started to say no. Who goes sledding at night? But I relented and said ok. “Do we have an old mattress we can bring?” Alani asked. She wanted to try [...]
Eavesdropping on Teenagers
Posted in Uh-oh. Teenage Daughter. on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Made a huge mistake this morning, driving to school with Alani and her friend Laurie in the back seat. The two girls were talking about one of their classmates at school. Because a parent was in the vicinity, Laurie went to secret code, referring to the classmate as “whathisname”, and about a conversation she and [...]
