flagrantdisregard » conversations http://flagrantdisregard.com Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:09:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Pants http://flagrantdisregard.com/pants/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/pants/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:09:49 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=3094

Me: Are you guys dressed yet?

The Girl: No.

The Boy: No… I’m not even wearing pants.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/pants/feed/ 0 It’s the little things http://flagrantdisregard.com/its-the-little-things/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/its-the-little-things/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:36:14 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=1951

Son: Dad, I need help.
Me: With what?
Son: I’m trying to make a peanut butter and jelly but I can’t open the jelly. It’s too hard.
Me: OK, I can help you with that.
Son: And the second problem is I can’t find the bread!
Me: We’ll find that, too. Come on.
Son: Thanks, Dad.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/its-the-little-things/feed/ 0 What language is that? http://flagrantdisregard.com/what-language-is-that/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/what-language-is-that/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:52:35 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=3014

Me: You’re the bee’s knees.
Daughter: …
Me: It means ”you’re awesome.”
Daughter: I know what it means, Dad. I speak “old people.”

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/what-language-is-that/feed/ 1 Cassette what? http://flagrantdisregard.com/cassette-tape/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/cassette-tape/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:38:45 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=2971

Me: I had their first album on cassette.
Daughter: On what?
Me: Cassette tape. Music used to come on cassettes—little rectangular plastic things about this big—before CDs.
Daughter: …
Daughter: Oh my god you are so old.

And then she laughed and laughed and laughed.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/cassette-tape/feed/ 0 In which noble research is unexpectedly tainted http://flagrantdisregard.com/tainted-research/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/tainted-research/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:24:06 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=2121

Wife: What the what are you looking at?

Me: Random blogs. Getting inspiration for a redesign for my site.

Wife: Why is that picture on your screen?

Me: Oh, that. Just got lucky, I guess.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/tainted-research/feed/ 0 Late lunch http://flagrantdisregard.com/late-lunch/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/late-lunch/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:23:04 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=2033

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.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/late-lunch/feed/ 1 Too old for the band http://flagrantdisregard.com/band-age/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/band-age/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:36:49 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=2017

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.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/band-age/feed/ 2 Hunch declined http://flagrantdisregard.com/hunch-declined/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/hunch-declined/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:04:23 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=1926 Hunch declined

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

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/hunch-declined/feed/ 0 Overheard: two girls, on the wagon, off the wagon http://flagrantdisregard.com/overheard-vegetarians/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/overheard-vegetarians/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:49:50 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=1906

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.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/overheard-vegetarians/feed/ 2 Ah, to be a kid again… http://flagrantdisregard.com/to-be-a-kid-again/ http://flagrantdisregard.com/to-be-a-kid-again/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:19:13 +0000 John http://flagrantdisregard.com/?p=1890

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.

]]> http://flagrantdisregard.com/to-be-a-kid-again/feed/ 3