Archive for May, 2006
Remembering2006 May 18 by Daddy
On Mother’s Day afternoon, I read that Rafael Nadal had beaten Roger Federer in the final of the ATP Master Series tennis tournament in Rome, and I quietly cried.
While it’s true I’m a fan of Federer, my tears were obviously not for the Swiss player’s loss, but rather for my own. Earlier that morning, while […]
2006 May 10 by Daddy
As readers of my wife’s blog (and most of you at this point are pretty much readers of my wife’s blog who happen to check my blog out of pity for me; my updates are less frequent than Pearl Jam album releases) are aware, our son broke his leg last week Thursday while jumping on […]
Abbyisms, Part IV2006 May 9 by Daddy
Grandma Jones is staying with the Simon family for a day or two. Abigail is at the side door, looking for her mother.
Abigail: “Momma! Momma!”
Daddy: “What is it, honey? What do you need?”
Abigail: “I need Momma.”
Daddy: “How about Daddy?”
Abigail: “How about Grandma?”
2006 May 8 by Daddy
According to this fascinating article on domain names, 11 characters is the most common length of name on the Interwebs. As I am nothing if not average, it is unsurprising that “grousehouse” contains exactly 11 characters.
This is, of course, interesting to exactly two people. Perhaps less.