Travel Size
“Mom! You forgot to pack my strawberry toothpaste!” “I couldn’t pack it. We did carry-ons so I couldn’t pack a tube of stuff that big. You’ll have to use some of my little toothpaste.” “But it’s minty!...
View ArticleTomorrow I Will Be Fifty Years-Old
Tomorrow I will be fifty years-old. Fifty. This amazes me. I can’t quite wrap my mind around it. When I look in the mirror, I often catch myself off guard, expecting to see younger me. Younger me is...
View ArticleThe View From Here… And There
Friday night I had the great pleasure of reading one of my blog posts aloud, at the 2014 BlogHer Conference in San Jose. My post was chosen, along with eleven other blogger’s work. The writers...
View ArticleBob’s All About Me
My name is Robert. I like to be called Bob. I am 8 years-old and I am in 1 grade. I have 0 sisters and 1 dog brother. My favorite food is ovcotoe. My favorite color is blue. My favorite sport is...
View ArticleMmmm
“So, Mom! Come look at the cake me and dad made you! It has dark chocolate, peanut butter pretzels, peanut butter, and coconut oil, and some other stuff but those are the main things. We followed a...
View ArticleStalling
“Okay, Bob. Good night. See you in the morning.” “Wait, Mom? Can I get a drink of water?” “Your water is right here on your desk.” “Okay. Good night. Mom? Don’t we need to get new soccer shoes?” “Yes,...
View ArticleThey’re Called "Math Mountains"
“Mom, this math homework is really stressing me out. I’m going to need a really big glass of water and maybe some Advil and a banana cut in pieces with some peanut butter on it.”
View ArticleFront Row Seat
> “Mom! Check it out. When it’s night time, the front window’s like a mirror and I can totally practice my Michael Jackson moves and see myself at the same time! Sometimes I spin into the couch, but...
View ArticleYeah, That
“… and that’s what they mean by ‘genetic trait.’” “So, Mom? Like the genetic traits I have from you are my hair color and my skin color and the ones I get from Dad are that I’m tall and smart?” “Yeah,...
View ArticleHaunted Gingerbread House
“Mom, we have to make the pumpkin on here orange or it won’t be realistic anymore.”
View ArticleScience-y
“Mom? Last night I had a dream I was with Albert Einstein and he was showing me a wormhole.” “Wow. Really?” “Yeah. I think I had that dream because the thing I’m best at drawing at is wormholes. Well,...
View ArticleThe Carve
“Hey, Mom? Should we carve the pumpkins soon?’ “I think we should wait until closer to Halloween. It’s been so hot, if we carve them too early they’ll get all moldy.” “Yeah but the black furry stuff is...
View ArticlePriorities
“So, Mom? Instead of an allowance, can I just buy three songs on iTunes every week?” “I don’t think you should spend your whole allowance every week. Let’s just do one song. At some point you might...
View ArticleSillies
“Mom! Mom!” “What are you laughing at, crazy pants?” “I can’t… breathe! I’m laughing… too… much!” “You’re getting a little hysterical.” “Ah ha ha ha! Hey, Dad! Mom says I’m historical! Like George...
View ArticleCivics
“Mom? Are you voting for president today?” “No. These are mid-term elections. We have two more years before we vote for a new president.” “Have you ever met a president?” “Kind of. About twenty years...
View ArticleThe Short List
> “Guess what, Mom? I’ve decided that now is a good time to make my Christmas list.” “Oh, okay.” “I’m not asking for a lot though.” “All right.” “Mom? How do you spell computer?”
View ArticleOh Dear, Santa
“Mom? I’m putting those new Minecraft Legos on my Christmas list.” “But, remember? Those new ones don’t come out until next year.” “I’m not worried. I’m sure Santa has connections.”
View ArticleThankful Tree
I am thankful for… food my house myself trees phones teacher adam shcool dad soccer mom paper books friends my derpy stuff “This a great list, Bob. What’s that last one mean? ‘Derpy stuff’?’ “It means...
View ArticleJetlagging
“So, Bob? Dad leaves China tomorrow night, but gets back tomorrow morning.” “Whoa. That’s weird. Like coming back from the future.” “Yeah. He’s going to be pretty tired.” “But when he gets back from...
View ArticlePlaying by the Non-Rules
“Bob I don’t think you can hold the puck like that and move it around with your thing.” “Yeah you can. I read the rules.” “It says you can do that in the rules?” “No, but it doesn’t say you can’t.”
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