Family Matters, Week of 8-27-05
Another week in the Erwin household rolls on, and I?m here with all the latest.
Annie
While Katrina may be tearing up New Orleans in new and exciting ways, Hurricane Annie touches down daily in my neck of the woods. This includes but isn?t limited to additional requests for Milk, Juice, or Books in between touchdowns. The wreckage is substantial, but emergency crews are present and usually arrive just after bedtime. At least we can only hope.
I think the most interesting thing to happen to my oldest daughter was she heard the word ?Fuck? unadulterated for the first time. Sure it?s ?passed by? on TV screens on low volume, but the inadvertent blurting of my wife after someone jumped in front of her on the interstate prompted this reply:
?Mommy, I don?t say fuck.? Ericka?s face turns a shade of pink.
?We don?t say that,? Ericka assures.
?It?s a dirty word,? Annie says. I don?t think we?ve even went over ?dirty words? in our household yet. Perhaps this is a grandmother thing.
?That?s right,? Ericka says, swallowing, and driving on.
I?m sure you?ve heard of ?Those Kids? who blurt out obscenities on a dime. I?m thankful my daughter knows the difference and won?t be one of them. Or at least I hope not. Hope. A lot.
Abby
Abby is trudging right along, fighting with her sister for toys, books, and attention, while at the same time she finally gets her ?canine? teeth to bust through the gumline.
I wish I had a little anecdote for Ms. Gigglebox, but for this week I don?t. I?ll be sure to save something juicy for next week.
Ericka (her blog)
My loving wife has continuously gone above and beyond the call of duty this week. I know it?s just ?household stuff? but for those who haven?t had the joy (read: hellacious pain) of trying to do chores, get groceries, put up with my ass and take care of two small children, you can?t really appreciate it.
And at the same time, she?s working all this weekend to assure that I have some interesting gifts for my birthday. Believe me when I say that I don?t deserve them half as much as she does, and I?ll do my best to bribe her with shoes or flowers or something to make up for it.
Etc
Okay, Hurricane Katrina is getting a LOT of words thrown at her, so I?ll spare you my diatribe (for another day, ha!). With that said, just Red Cross it up and help out if you can. Until then?I will miss the once great city.
Here come the Quick Hits directly from my bookmarks, my new favorite section of the week:
? RentMyDaughter.com ? What the fuck. I keep waiting for a punchline.
? So You Wanna ? Learn how to do stuff? Here?s the place.
? Cost of War ? How much could we have done with all of that wasted money?
? Photo Retouching Examples ? My favorite is the Alicia Keys from stoner-baked to goddess one.
? Intelligent Design + Irony ? Remember kids, the Spaghetti Monster died for your sins too.
? Snippy ? Ever want to save just a piece of the screen and not an entire screenshot? Draw borders and cut out what you want instead! Nice stuff for all sorts of reasons.
? TV Server ? If I was a single man, I?d have already built this.
? Camel Spiders are scary ? ?Nuff said.
? OK GO Music Video ? So bad it?s brilliant. (They also have a website and a blog)
Oh, and one last thing: Phil is back! Bout time, I?m sorry I had to oust you last week. Keep it up man!
Until tomorrow, stay dry, cool, and enjoy the 24?7 NewsPorn.
I?m happy you?re in love,
?Cause every colour goes where you do
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