Friday, April 20, 2012

The Dirt Road

Those of you who know my true identity (who am I kidding, everyone who reads this knows who I am by now) know that I live at the end of a paved street.  At the end of the street is a fairly steep drop off to a dirt road.  Look, I’m a guy, I understand the temptation…whenever there is a situation like that, we all want to go all Ferris Bueller on it.  Remember these guys?





The two people in this picture remind me perfectly of two teenagers in the neighborhood who fly down the dirt road every day, the wind blowing in their hair as they blissfully scream down the dirt road.  In this case, the driver of the car has a first name that is like “Shooter.” The passenger has a last name like “Purchases.”  Think about it….you’ll know who I’m talking about before long.

So last night I was just getting home when I looked down the dirt road to see a car fishtailing, kicking up a huge dust cloud behind it.  As customary, I put on my meanest face, puffed out my chest and walked just out into the road.  As they flew by, I yelled out, “hey, there are kids that play on this street.”  One of the boys climbed halfway out the window and yelled back something inaudible followed by “….so F&%$ you.”  By the way, it was a beat up brownish car full of teenage boys.  If any of you know who they are or whose house they came to visit, please let me know.  I have three rolls of plastic wrap, four cases of eggs, three shovels of german shorthair landmines and a mind for revenge.

I plan to spending the entire weekend in a lawn chair on my sidewalk with a bucket full of water balloons.  Warn your teenage drivers and, in some cases, yourself.  I’m talking to you Anita, hahaha.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Back Again

Wow, has it really been over 8 months since I have posted?  I definitely think I should get back into the habit but, to prevent rushing in too soon and pulling a hammy, I better take things slowly and warm up a bit with a short story.

The other day the entire family was in the car and we were talking about swearing.  We were laughing about the times the kids swore when they were really little.  Nelly then told us what she does when the thought of swearing crosses her mind to avoid cursing.  The following conversation followed:

Me:  Do you know what I do to keep from swearing?

Nelly:  Nothing.

Wally:  Swear.

I hope they enjoyed their walk home.