Warning: today’s tale may make you angry. In fact, I hope it does. It sure got my blood pumping pretty hot. I just wish there was something more I could do about it.

When running directly toward trouble, it’s probably best to prepare your excuses ahead of time. It’s not exactly the most obvious of life-lessons, but I think it’s one the big guy may now understand.

What is it about scary rides that is so compelling? After this adventure, I think I may have figured it out.

I think we’ve all tried this one, some of us more recently than others. I’m wondering, though, if it’s ever actually worked.

When you’re 8 years old, certain topics are never far away. It doesn’t matter what you’re talking about, they always come up.

There’s nothing like a careful weighing of the options when making a lifetime decision. And this, as the joke goes, is nothing like a careful weighing of the options.

Today’s tale dives into some deep and dangerous waters, but hey, when a kid asks you a question, you have to answer. Right? Enjoy!

The really funny thing here is that neither of my kids have seen the Stooges. I can’t help but wonder what their take on this whole thing was. It must have seemed to them like we were all speaking some secret code… which I guess we were, in a way.

In which my children get a faint glimpse into just how easy modern life is. Next month, I’m making them walk up hill to school in a blinding blizzard. I just have to find a blizzard first. And then a hill.

In hindsight, I realize that I should have gone and gotten the other parents to help solve this problem, but I didn’t think of it at the time. As things worked out, it’s just as good that I didn’t.