Before you hit "share" and give undue praise to the New York billionaires who have asked their state to raise taxes on the wealthy, think it through: their income is inherited and/or from investment streams, and thus not within the scope of the increase they propose. It's an empty plea that impacts only other people's wallets. How very noble of them.
Published writer, compulsive reader, Old School Whovian, Match Game enthusiast, NKOTB fan, data hoarder, and - surprisingly, given that list - married with four kids. Welcome to my take on life, fatherhood, entertainment, and whatever strikes my fancy. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday night I was watching Mannix.
Jessica: Danny, when did you guys get rid of cable?
Me: Huh? We still have Direct TV.
Jessica: (confused) Then why . . .
Lisa (laughs) What you don't understand is that Dan *chooses* to watch this stuff. A hundred bucks a month for TV and he spent last night watching Bob Newhart and Columbo. He's insane.
London Terror
Sweet Lord, stop putting "terrorist incident" in quotes. Even if, in your merry Liberal dreams, the London attack was not religious or political in nature, it is quite clearly *a terrorist act*.
RIP Chuck Barris
RIP Chuck Barris, creator and host of the Gong Show, songwriter, and super secret agent for the CIA (he said). He was 87.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
YaYa
My eldest :)
Monday Gracie got her first ever paycheck, and today after school I took her to set up her first independent bank account. My YaYa is growing up
Monday, March 20, 2017
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Dave and Busters
Lisa and I were going to try this place solo, but Smiley wound up coming along, and then LuLu Stacey C, and OJ's friend Richard called and said they were unable to skate as planned, soooo . . . My birthday Eve date night featured four kids, even if two weren't mine!
My verdict on the joint? Prohibitively expensive, mind numbingly loud, and full of arcade games that fail to appeal to me because I'm, you know, a grown up. Good food tho. Still, I doubt I'll return.
Birthday Ruiner
I was *supposed* to be at a get together for my birthday, but some boss that will go unnamed scrapped that idea. I spent most of the shift singing "Birthday ruiner" to the tune of "Jukebox hero," and instead am hitting the gym.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Lisa's Work
Lisa's latest work: styrofoam balls completely covered by gold thumb tacks, creating ornamentation for a centerpiece.
My Thoughts - Entitlement
There is no entitlement, no matter how ridiculous, that doesn't make people feel "wronged" when someone finally comes around and scraps it. That's why politicians cram them in a budget, to make you beholden to their office. An emotional response to budget cuts is therefore irrelevant. Instead, ask yourself a: is this a legitimate duty of this branch of gov't, or gov't as a whole? b: would legislation creating the entitlement pass if it was originally floated today? c: is this goal better met by private enterprise?
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Dangerous Nonsense
At today's parent-teacher conference:
A teacher has created and posted this propaganda for the students that says Islam spread because of "cultural diffusion." Not one mention of their use of the sword, despite the fact that Islam's founder himself led armies.
This nonsense isn't remotely factual. It's not even an argument that an Islamic scholar would make.
But then they wrap up the lie with truths, listing the Five Pillars, giving a definition of the Koran etc, so the kids associate all of it with historical fact.
Thank God my kids have me as a Dad, because who knows how many kids are believing this nonsense.
Me Right. She Wrong.
At Smiley's parent-teacher conference I corrected the grammar on a poster his teacher made. The teacher stood her ground and said I was wrong, and so I looked it up online, was proven right, and forced a retraction from her.
"Gawd, you are such an obnoxious a--hole," Lisa said, not unkindly.
"Yes," I said. "But I'm an a--hole that was right. Again."
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