Cover Songs

thane July 23rd, 2010

So, Stuart was imitating one of Tory’s songs for her band, saying that he was going to make his own band and play those songs. Anyway, Tory is getting all upset and we explain to her that (a) imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and that (b) there are bands that just do covers of other bands songs. This devolves into a discussion of the cover song she is most familiar with, Baby Got Back by Jonathan Coulton. So that she can hear the original song, we pull up Sir Mix Alot’s version on YouTube and she gets to see it in all it’s glory and splendor.

Parent of the year Awards, this is my entry. We followed it up with a Gilbert and Sullivan cover.

Good Night Waning Moon

thane April 19th, 2010

by Tory
Goodnight Waning Moon

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Getting Reactions

thane April 12th, 2010

Tory is sitting on the couch, buzzing her lips and putting on her shoes. The noise was driving Stuart to distraction. I come in, get him to leave, then begin to leave myself.

Tory: He actually expects me to stop doing something that gets a reaction out of him.
Me: Well, You actually expect him to stop doing something that gets a reaction out of you.

Tory ponders this for about 2 seconds, then starts buzzing her lips again.

Six vs Three

thane July 11th, 2009

Tory was addressing a letter today, and I was reading her the zip code.

Dad: One!
Tory: One.
D: Five!
T: Five.
D: Two!
T: Two.
D: Two!
Stuart: Six.
T: Two.
D: Nine!
S: Six.
T: Nine.
Joh: Eighteen!

He comes by it naturally.

Giant Robot

thane May 19th, 2009

Girl: What if a giant came who was so big he could step down from the sky.
Dad: Guaranteed the US Government would shoot missles at it.
Girl: What?
Mom: Honey, do you remember the movie “The Iron Giant”?

Stuart Kicked Me

thane January 6th, 2009

Tory: He kicked me!
Joh: And then you hit him.
Tory: No. I hit him first.

Trillium Bans Handheld Games

thane November 15th, 2008

Tory’s school, Trillium Charter School, recently banned all handheld games. While this, in and of itself, is in no way unusual, how it came about is. Durring a recent all-school meeting, one of the second graders proposed the banning of these toys. The student body debated this proposal, with impassioned speaches for and against the ban. The body then voted and, by a narrow margin, banned them. Color me impressed.

It’s Official: No Soap

thane November 4th, 2008

Tory: It’s not coming off.

Johanna: Ok. Let’s add a little more soap and…

Tory: Well, officially, I didn’t use any soap.

And so it begins…

thane October 22nd, 2008

Today Tory informed us that she has a boyfriend. More amusing than anything. Regardless, she pointed out that maybe someday he would marry this boy, Kai. Previously the had asserted thatnshe would marry her cousin Thallia, so I asked about that plan. “Maybe I will marry one of them, get a divorce, and marry the other.” I guess it is nice she has a plan.

Chickens in dah Haus!

thane June 16th, 2008

Yes, we have chickens. 1 Australorp and 2 buff Orpingtons. Tory has named the Orpingtons June and Mabel. The Australorp, despite her probable gender, has been named Roosevelt. Pictures will follow, along with the design of the coop.

Some things chickens like to eat, is approximate order

  1. slugs
  2. blueberries
  3. grass seed
  4. clover leaves
  5. dandelion leaves
  6. clover flowers
  7. other flowers
  8. hair
  9. chicken feed
  10. rocks

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