Well Duh--- Part 2

Well DUH!

As I read these signs, I can only say, "Well DUH!"

This blog's name

I'm a quiet man by nature. The title of this blog was well thought out when it began nearly 5 years ago. I just don't see the point in talking if I really have nothing to say. Being quiet doesn't mean I'm mad and it doesn't mean I'm stupid. It simply means I'm quiet.

Kids

How did this happen? My kids are all grown up and I have no idea where the time went.

It's funny when something difficult is happening. It seems like it will never end. Changes happen so slowly, yet time passes so quickly. Aging is a strange thing and the only people who will know what I'm talking about will be the people who have gone through it. Time is flying. My kids are all but grown and out of the house and I'm a grandpa three times over.

Sleeping in?

I believe my days of sleeping in are over. As a teacher, sleeping in every day is one of the things I look forward to when summer vacation arrives. Here's why sleeping in is no longer an option.

The conversation goes a little something like this:

Me: Yay! It's summer. I can sleep in and really get some good rest.

My bladder: Hahahahahahahahahaha!

Sit In

I'm sure you've all heard about the democrats in congress staging a sit-in protesting the lack of a vote on gun rights. Look, I'm not opposed to people feeling passionate about working for change on an issue (even when I disagree with them). But this so-called protest being staged by the democrats is ridiculous. These are supposedly well-educated, cultured, mature people who have been elected by the people to represent them. Quite frankly they are acting like a bunch of toddlers who don't want to take a nap or eat their green beans. Here's a photo taken on the floor of the Capitol. Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Tag. You're it!

On the last day of school I like to jokingly tell the parents of my students, "Tag. You're it!".

I'm just going to leave this here.

Food Nostalgia Part 2

More memories from childhood. However, it must be noted that mom and dad didn't buy us about 90% of this stuff. We just didn't have disposable income and most of these items were luxury items. (at least from a kid's point of view). As an adult, I can easily see why mom didn't grab these items at the grocery store. They were expensive and drastically increased an already high grocery bill. We never bought stuff like this for our kids either. When money is tight these types of things just don't fit the budget.

No Squeezits--- Kool-Aid was cheaper.
Pre-packaged cheese and crackers? Nope! Regular cheese and crackers was much more cost effective.
Planters cheese balls? No way! Large bags of cheese puffs were much more economical.
Pizza rolls? Out of the question!
Bubble gum? Find a pop bottle, cash it in, buy your own gum.
It was a different world back then.

Food Nostalgia

I made a recent post about getting older and becoming more nostalgic as I grew older. I ran across this list of food items from the past and it brought back a lot of memories. Maybe you will remember some of these too.

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day to all you dads out there. There are several days during the year when I miss my dad most. Obviously this is one of those days. He's been gone for nearly 26 years now and though the pain dulls, it never completely goes away. I am thankful today for my step-dad, Cliff. He's such a good husband to my mom and a good dad to two boys of his own. I'm also thankful to the many men in my life who are good dads. In today's times good dads are unfortunately the exception rather than the rule.

Happy Fathers Day, guys!