October 2006 Archives

This year the kids did all their own pumpkin carving. They were quite determined and did a great job sketching out their ideas and then carving them out.

Coworker: "What were you doing?"
Me: "Showing the Senior VP of Technology how to turn on the television."

I was at the grocery store the other night, getting provisions for a poker game. At checkout, my cart contained a fairly manly list of items:

Refried beans
Velveeta
Ground beef (and not that "premium" 7% fat stuff, the nasty 20% fat kind)
Salsa
Tortilla chips
Nuts
Beer

After I paid, the checker handed me my receipt and a couple coupons - the kind that get printed out specifically based on your purchase.

The coupons were for - wait for it - tampons and diapers. Wha?

The other day I was in the car with the kids. We saw a boat on a trailer and they started talking about having a boat. The conversation went something like this:

K1: I want a boat with a glass bottom. Then you could see stuff swimming by.
K2: My friend told me he went on a ride in a boat like that. He said he saw a shark and a giant squid.
K1: Wow, cool!

At this point I was tempted to point out that it was unlikely that they really saw a giant squid as they tend to stay pretty deep, movie adaptations of "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" aside, but I kept my mouth shut.

K2: Hey wait a minute - I read that giant squid swim deep in the ocean.
K1: Yeah, I remember that too.
K2: I bet they didn't really see a giant squid.

My little skeptics! I'm so proud...