Pet Peeve: What Kind Of Quality do You Want?
One of my pet peeves is when people say they want a “quality” product. What does that mean? Quality is a noun, not an adjective. (Don’t worry; that’s it for the English lesson). When anyone says “I...
View ArticleWhy “Baby on Board” signs should say “Moron Driving” instead!
It never fails to annoying me when I see those little yellow “Baby on Board” signs in a car’s window because I know the driver is a moron. They are always the worst drivers. Case in point is the driver...
View ArticleNeed a Break from your Boring Day? New Drone Footage – Lake Washington
Ah, the sunny skies of Seattle…Enjoy our latest drone footage featuring University of Washington, the new 520 floating bridge (longest floating bridge in the world!), me racing around in the ski boat...
View ArticleSpace Needle Drone Footage
We did a short flight around the Space Needle here in Seattle. Clear blue skies with some Washington State Ferries in the background.
View Article2 mile drone flight…pushing the limits!
This is our longest drone flight to date. We flew the drone two miles from Andrews Bay (Seward Park) to the I-90 floating bridge and back again. This was a 4 mile round trip.
View ArticleSocial Media: Why your Wife Hates You!
Social Media…isn’t it so darn fun? Old folks are the only ones that use Facebook (don’t worry; I’m in that “old folks” category) so I’ve been told by the younger and hipper folks. I guess Twitter and...
View ArticleWhich is worse? Adult Coloring Books or Watching Reality TV?
One has to wonder…which is worse? The insane trend of Adult Coloring Books OR watching Reality TV? Neither one is a new concept, but both waste a great deal of time. Coloring Books: Sure, some people...
View ArticleOops…wrong date…
I live my life by my Google Calendar. Our family is intermixed together on various Google Accounts to make sure we don’t double book ourselves. However, today I messed up and thought it was Wednesday...
View ArticleI’m Trying to Make My Advice as Worthless as I can
Really, I’m trying to make my advice as worthless as possible but it is hard. Writing this stuff is hard. If I go off the deep end like I did the other day about “Marrying your husband was a huge...
View ArticleWhy You Made a Mistake Marrying Your Husband
I recently finished watching a comedy show on Netflix and came to the conclusion that I’m pretty much a failure. Yup, hop on the loser train, because the next stop is disappointment and resentment....
View ArticleRegrets, Regrets, Regrets
How did I not see that big yellow bus full of nuns? We all have regrets. We regret eating that extra piece of pizza last night. We regret buying the neon yellow polo shirt in 9th grade. We regret...
View ArticleWhy it is OK to Scare Kids…(and other big babies)
My wife tends to disagree with me on some of my parenting theories. She thinks that I shouldn’t be the big, bad, scary and intimidating father to my daughter’s (who is age 13) friends. I, of course,...
View ArticleYou don’t disappoint me; my own choices in life have already done that.
Yes, we all make poor choices once in a while (or everyday for some of you dear readers). Maybe you picked up that stray cat and it peed all over your new carpet; not a good choice. Perhaps, you...
View ArticleBad Parenting Just Keeps Coming!
Photo from funnyand.com I always enjoy watching the news in the morning. It’s just a nice reminder to know that I’m not the worst parent alive. Just a week or so ago, we had a family let their kid...
View ArticlePajamas in Public…Just Say No!
I recently wrote about my travels to Kauai and how I disliked the airline system. Upon talking with my FAA friend today, he mentioned that I had totally forgotten to mention how much I hate passengers...
View ArticleI put Cocaine on my Roof….
I live in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle area) and it is damp and rainy here about 97% of the time. Perhaps, that is not entirely true but we have 226 cloudy days (4th most in the United States) and...
View ArticleWhoa! Dropping some Acid in the Garden
Don’t worry; this isn’t a journey into the mind of a drug user or a bad acid trip. It’s about killing those pesky weeds in your garden, flower beds, and yard by using our household pal Vinegar....
View ArticleWhoa! Dropping some Acid in the Garden
Don’t worry; this isn’t a journey into the mind of a drug user or a bad acid trip. It’s about killing those pesky weeds in your garden, flower beds, and yard by using our household pal Vinegar....
View ArticleDear Graduates: Welcome to the Real World (oh, by the way…it sucks!)
Dear Graduate, Congratulations on making it through four years of a bad dream called high school. You’ll be glad to know that your life is now beginning a new chapter. It is totally easy from here on...
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