MindlessChatter

I was fighting with the BiblioChild3 for dominance of the comfy chair.   Things were going as planned; I was only paying partial attention to the battle while the rest of my attention was on focused elsewhere when he cheated. The little shit bit me.   Granted he was pinned, inverted, and out of options but that’s just…..not cool.  He knew it was out of bounds too because he ran upstairs giggling the entire way knowing that I wouldn’t spend the energy to chase him. Instead, I attempted to shake him to his core with a masterly use of linguistic threats.    “You cheated you little booger!”  I’m no Shakespeare but I can deliver the goods when necessary.    He responded with <giggle giggle giggle>”That’s what you get.”<giggle giggle giggle> “You had better not come back down here or I will give you a proper Charlie Horse.” He broke into a new fit of giggles as he ran upstairs.   2 minutes later he was alrea...

From time to time it is necessary to repair a household item.   Usually this is due to one of the children and a projectile that was ….projected within the confines of a small room.   Often times items just wear out and need replacing and the job of Mr. Fixit usually falls into my lap.   Unfortunately, we in my family seem to suffer from some sort of affliction that causes repairs to take longer than normally necessary.   The extra time can be attributed to a second trip to the hardware store to fix the replacement part that broke during installation.   This same pattern was displayed during my most recent repair man duties.   The toilet was leaking from under the tank.   My initial expert opinion led me to believe that the water line needed to be replaced.   Cue trip 1 to the hardware store.   10 minutes after returning home I had the line replaced, the floor dry and was about to enjoy a quite afternoon relaxing on the couch; alas ...

Bill Cosby once said "Kids say the darndest things." As a father of 3 children that routinely refrain from remaining r...silent. I've noticed a few categories: The crying babble THUNK! "AGGGHGHHHH!!!" Thump thump thuMP THUMP THUMP THUMP The child comes sprinting in to   the room trying to make as much noise as possible in an effort to demonstrate how injured he is. He pulls on your sleeve while donning the perfect injured face and starts to hyperventilate as he tries to tell you the story of the worst injury and injustice of all time. BC2: "DAD!!! Bibliochild1 hit me!! Itoldhimnottothrowthetoyandhedidn'tlistensoItriedtotakeitfromhimandbesafeandthenhehitme" #GASP D: "Calm down and tell me what happened." BC2: "I didn't do anything and Bibliochild1 hit me!" D: "You didn't do anything?" BC2: "No!   I was just trying to take the toy away so he didn't throw it" D: "...

 A song Captn and I were talking about. I end up listening to it all the way through every time it comes on... I thought I saw you yesterday But I didn't stop, 'cause you was walkin' the opposite way I guess I could've shouted out your name But even if it was you, I don't know what I would say We could sit and reminisce about the old school Maybe share a cigarette, because we both fools Chop it up and compare perspectives Life, love, stress and set-backs, yes So you could tell me how hard you had it And you could show me all the scars to back it And we could analyze each complaint Break it down and explain these mistakes I make I like to tangle up the strings of the puppetry But you knew me back when I was a younger me You seen Sean in all types of light And I've been meanin' to ask you if I'm doin' alright [Chorus x2] Yesterday Was that you? Looked just like you Strange thangs my imagination might do Take a breath, reflect on...

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Somebody once said "necessity is the mother of invention."   Our childhood was filled with events and games that required us to amuse ourselves   using only the materials at hand. This was usually because our parents didn't think we needed the latest shiny toys; instead they taught use to make due with what we had.   It wasn't until years later when I was trying to explain some of these games to Bibliowife did I realize how strange some of the games were.   Some games were completely thought out prior to starting, other times the game would evolve mid game as new rules were added to make it more difficult to score points.   Indoor hockey I can't remember if this game came about during a particularly rainy day   or we were just too lazy to go outside.   The equipment consisted of 1 tennis ball and lots of furniture.   We were not allowed to move the furniture around so we had to make due with the natural layout of the room.   The "goal...

So... I drive faster now. I recently (like five months ago) purchased a new head unit (CD player/stereo thing) for my car and have just now installed the thing. Listening to my own music seems to make my average MPH increase just a little (10-15). I feel as if I am sixteen again, zipping around corners, rolling stop signs, etc. I'm sure that just by installing this little unit will get me a ticket sooner or later. I remember when I was ~12 years old and Biblio had been driving for a number of years. There are so many stories I could tell (jumping railroads in the Astro Van...) but the thing that sticks out to this day was a couple of comments he made when we used to travel together on the way to church or youth group. I recall two things: 1. Rage Against the Machine will cause one to drive 10-20 miles an hour faster than usual, probably why it was one of the first CDs that was lost in my room (stolen from Biblio's). 2. Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight is the song that one s...