Pater Familias Domesticus

It’s Eggorating Day!!! Let’s see, we have the food coloring,, we have vinegar, we have the dipping cups, and…egg dippers. Hmm, where are the egg dippers? Here’s one! No, that’s a trussing needle. How about here? Nope another trussing needle. And another trussing needle, and another, and another, here’s an egg dipper! WooHoo! Maybe there’s another egg dipper next to it? Nope. Trussing needle. Does Annie buy a new set of trussing needles every time she cooks a bird? Something…

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As Lydia’s father, I tend to keep a pretty tight ear on her music. I have even gone so far as to have a playlist on the iPod called “Lydia Favorites”. Though I have tried to raise her to have good taste, the music on it is pretty disappointing. Back in my younger, cooler days, we had bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana, good music, quality stuff, passionate stuff. Pretty much nothing recorded these days can compare. However… I…

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Once in a while I find myself inadvertently standing a little too close to the minivan’s tailgate when I open the latch. As it rises I have to bend backwards a bit to avoid being bumped by it. Those are great opportunities, that is when I get to pretend I’m in a scene from one of the Matrix movies. I can’t help but think I’m not the only one who does this.

I wouldn’t say this is suitable for a Scientific Journal. Just Sayin’… Once upon a time, the world was populated by insects, they had soft squishy protein rich bodies, they were easy prey, they were getting eaten up left and right. So the insects went to Mother Nature and asked “Hey, uhm, can you do something about this?” Mother Nature said, “Hmm, you know, you’re right. You guys need some help. Say! You all have four wings. Maybe we can…

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