Daily Archives: October 29, 2012

4 posts

The Power Is Out. What Do I Do With the Children?

Cross posted from Crassparenting. Please feel free to add booze to make these grownup games. Thanks, BBQ.

Power outages and children at home can quickly lead to panic. I live in Colorado and every once in a while, we get a blizzard that traps us for a few days. The first several hours can be fun, but the novelty wears off FAST.

If the power is out for several days, you will have to come up with something good to avoid a Shining sort of situation. I have some ideas of my own to occupy the kids. I will post options as fast as I can. Continue reading

The Human Slingshot and Other SkyMall Crap

As I write this I’m flying to Vegas for my cousins wedding. Because nothing says Sanctity of Marriage like a place that allows drive through weddings, Elvis impersonators with legalized prostitution. To take my mind off how heterocentric this entire process can be, I’ve decided to take out my bitterness on SkyMall because let’s face it — SkyMall is asking for it. Continue reading