Year 5, Day 334

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to do a better job of looking out for myself, especially where time away from work is concerned. After racking up a ton of vacation time during the pandemic, I've had an ongoing problem of failing to use virtually any of it unless I had a specific trip … Continue reading Year 5, Day 334 →

Year 5, Day 283

While we were getting ready for bed tonight (or, as I like to call it, "avoiding brushing his teeth"), Miles decided to quiz me on some music. "Who sings this?" He started, "Happiness is magic..." "Hmm," I said. I knew the song, but couldn't quite place it. "I'm not sure." "You know!" Miles said, as … Continue reading Year 5, Day 283 →

Year 5, Day 193

Jaclyn had to make a relatively last-minute trip to the Ohio State Fair for work today*, leaving me alone to contend with Miles and Brie. Fortunately, our vet tech neighbor saw to Brie today while I was at work, and yes, Miles was in school for the better part of the day, but what WASN'T … Continue reading Year 5, Day 193 →

Year 5, Day 146

As I was on my way out the door for trivia last night, Miles walked over to me with a special request. "Hey, you got poop in your mouth and poop on your face," he said. Then, clarifying that he wasn't talking about me specifically, "Tell someone that." "What, tell that to someone at trivia?" … Continue reading Year 5, Day 146 →

Year 5, Day 144

My days of hosting trivia may be numbered. Someone else is clearly gunning for the job. https://videopress.com/v/9UZMG3EM?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Year 5, Day 34

Miles's desire to host my trivia show is getting out of hand.

Year 5, Day 12

Tonight was one of those increasingly rare nights (not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing) where I made it home from trivia before Miles was asleep. As I laid with him in bed, he said, "Daddy, can you make me a trivia show like you have?" At first, I wasn't sure … Continue reading Year 5, Day 12 →

Year 4, Day 349

I wasn't too far into my trivia show at Legion last night when my Spider-Sense started tingling. I looked out the window behind me and saw this: DANGER APPROACHES! As soon as he entered, Miles beelined over to me and demanded to "read the answers" to the questions I was asking. I absolutely agreed to … Continue reading Year 4, Day 349 →

Year 4, Day 250

I got a rare...sure, we'll call it a "treat" tonight, when about fifteen minutes into my trivia show I felt a tiny pair of arms ensnare my leg as a "Daddy!" pierced the din of the music and crowd. I was thrown completely off-balance for a moment, as I saw Miles but had no idea … Continue reading Year 4, Day 250 →

Year 4, Day 209

I've mentioned this previously, but coming home from trivia to find Miles peering at me from his window is one of my absolute favorite things. I went inside and darted up the stairs. As he heard me approaching his bedroom, Miles started giggling. Once I was inside, I asked him, "Did you hear the garage … Continue reading Year 4, Day 209 →