Words

There are several words or phrases I have come to dislike. The following is the start of my list:

1. Closure - This isn't new but it's one that I really dislike. What is "closure" anyway? It's usually used in either a crime or death of a loved one. Yes, Mr Smith, we found your daughter's body. We now know what happened to her. You now have closure. Closure? His daughter is still dead. Closure won't bring her back.

2. First responders - This is fairly new. It used to be when there was an accident or a fire or some other event, firemen, police, ambulance personnel etc would be there to help out. But now it's the "first responders". Do we know who they are? It could be a bunch of circus clowns but they're the "first responders".

3. Tweet - This is something just the birds used to do. Now, you're no one unless you "tweet" your every move. There are dozen of followers that are just waiting to see what you had for lunch.

4. Baby Bump - Women don't get pregnant anymore, they get a "baby bump". Especially if you're a celebrity. Ugh!
 

This is just the start. More will be added soon. Add a comment if you have any "un-favorite" words.

Father's day

Fatherhood - One of my best memories of being a father was reading my kids a bedtime story. It was the best way to end the day, laying on the bed and reading them one of their favorite books. Heather had many but the one I remember the most was the story of "Daddy are we lost?". She loved to hear that over and over. Brian had many favorites too. I read "Green eggs and ham" so many times I could recite it without looking at the words. And Erin was the last one I was able to read to at night. She had many favorites too. It was sad when they were all too "grown up" to get a bedtime story but I'll cherish those memories forever.

True story

This will be a short post but it's a true story. It really happened to me.

I was at work one day and it was lunch time. I decided I wanted some chips to go with my usual sandwich. So I went down to the vending machine, put in a dollar, and made my selection. My chips came down and then to my surprise change started coming out of the machine too. One dollar, two dollars... When it stopped, I counted over two dollars in change. Then I realized what has happened.
 "I got money for nothing and chips for free!"

Goodbye 2013

Well, another year has come to a close. And what did we  learn in 2013? We all learned what "twerking" is. Thank you Miley Cyrus. We learned how to "Harlem Shake". And we all know what the fox says. We also learned that congress can't agree on anything but is great on doing nothing. Yes, it was quite a year. The NSA is probably reading this right now along with listening to all of our phone calls. The weather was pretty bad this past year with blizzards, twisters, floods, heat waves and everything else.

More to come....