For some time now, Chris and I have been pointing out to our boys that “kids nowadays” say “theenks” instead of “thanks.” They hotly deny it. “Nobody says that!” We tell them they’re wrong, and cite which teenage clerks at which local shops say “theenks” when we hand over our money. They remain deniers. But then [...]
This past week the world let out a collective gasp as Michael Phelps got caught smoking pot. I yawned and wondered how that bong held up under the lung capacity of an Olympic caliber athlete. And where was the lovely Mrs. Phelps during this wave of media attention? It would have been perfect timing [...]
Beijing 2008 Here’s one for the mothers and fathers of daughters. Being somewhat bedridden for the last few days, I have watched an unprecedented number of hours of Olympic coverage, staying up until ungodly hours to watch the girl’s women’s gymnastics competition. Even if I wasn’t recovering from surgery, I would have burned the midnight [...]
