January 13, 2013

Who said global warming is a farce? I’ll invite all of you to come to Toronto, CANADA – where it’s now raining and 50F. All our nice snow is gone. It’s like spring. I think I saw squirrels doing it in a tree. The world is a messed up place right now — but, let’s move on.

I just got back from Chicago. I went by myself for four days. My lovely wife joined me for two more days – and then it was back home for me. I think there’s no photo of Mae for one of the days I was gone – a first – but she’ll get over it. Dad needed a vacation and some rest. I enjoyed myself. I sucked in all of Chicago I could – I’m rested. I’m ready for round – round – whatever… Just bring it on!

I don’t think Mae missed me much. She was hanging out with her Granny – so life was good for her. When I walked through the door after my trip, I got a lukewarm welcome. I guess I don’t measure up to Granny.

I have a countdown calendar on my phone that tells me how many more days until Mae heads off to first grade – FULL DAYS of school! Less than 250 days from now I’ll have the house all to myself from 9 until 4. I cannot wait. As for Mae, she has an interview at the school before she’s officially accepted — she’s been preparing for it, too. One of her demands, er, requests, is to skip the 5th grade. Yeah, that’s right – skip the entire 5th grade. Why? Well, her big sister is in 5th grade, and Mae sees that she has to do a lot of homework (not really — but hey, perception becomes reality for some) – so, she just doesn’t want to do all that work – let’s just skip that grade. Such is Mae’s thinking…