Category Archives: food

Son, you’re not using those air quotes ‘correctly’

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The almost-6-year-old and his 8-year-old sister cleaned their plates of the last of the fish filets, pasta and broccoli they’d been served when he fixed those giant blue saucers for eyes on me and smiled that impish grin. His hands … Continue reading →

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A guy w-a-l-k-s into a bar …

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

While waiting on our breakfast order at a local Bob Evans, my 5-year-old spotted the jokes printed on the kids menus along with the puzzles and pictures to color. What follows is a verbatim exchange: Him: Hey Dad. Me: Yes? … Continue reading →

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Pizza Party

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

I didn’t know what to do. I sat at my computer with the screen staring me right in the face. I had so many choices. Instead of having my wife make pizza for our daughter’s birthday party, I volunteered to … Continue reading →

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A New Menu Every Day

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

When I was a kid, my parents would occasionally take my brother and I out to our local Chinese restaurant, the Forbidden City, for dinner. Among the things I remember most about the Forbidden City were that the name scared … Continue reading →

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