Archive for June, 2006

What does “sweet pea” mean?

June 20th, 2006

Me: Why? Daughter: E calls me “sweet pea.” Me: Why does he call you that? Daughter: He crushed me. Me: He has a crush on you. How do you know? Daughter: Oh. Yah. K said he has a crush on me. Me: Do you know what that means? She shakes her head. Me: It means [...]

ITT Tech: Give us your tired, your poor, your poets

June 13th, 2006

I just saw an ITT Tech ad showing a guy who claims he felt “trapped” by his degree in poetry. So he went to ITT Tech to learn a new skill and expand his horizons. Now he has a great career and makes a lot of money as a software engineer. Trapped. That must be [...]

Lovely and talented (but sometimes hears T’s when there are none)

June 6th, 2006

My daughter had a friend over yesterday after school. Me: Okay, you two kiddies have fun playing out back. Wife, shocked: What did you just say? Me: I said “have fun playing.” Wife: No. Did you just… She shakes her chest, mardi gras style. Me: Kiddies. K-iddies. With a K. Wife: Ohhh. Wife: Good.