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Late lunch  

Me: Are we seriously going out to dinner at 4pm?
Wife: It’s a late lunch.
Me: Whatever, Grandma.
The kids are off visiting with relatives and this is what becomes of us. Roll out of bed at 11 and lunch at 4.

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Too old for the band  

Son: Hey, Dad, you’re a pretty good singer.
Me: Thanks!
Son: Yah, if you were just a little younger you could be in a band.

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Hunch declined  

My first topic—”Could I fight a bear and win?”—is still going strong. At hunch.com.

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Overheard: two girls, on the wagon, off the wagon  

Girl 1: I’m a vegetarian again.
Girl 2: Me too! Well, you know.
Girl 1: I was a vegetarian for like five years, then stopped for three, now I’m back.
Girl 2: I’ve been one for years. Except for bacon. Bacon is delicious.

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Ah, to be a kid again…  

Me: So, what are you going to do when your friend comes over?
Daughter: First, we’re going to throw rocks at stuff. Don’t worry, our rocks. Then we’re going to play in the fort. Then jump on the giant bean bag.
Me: Sounds like a full schedule.
Daughter: Yah, we’re pretty good friends.

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