Monthly Archives: November 2009

Taking a break

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 25, 2009

Taking a break

Every time we come down to Philly to visit the in-laws, I generally end up spending most of my time…… [read the rest]

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Girls’ night out

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 24, 2009

Daddy Scratches and Wonder Woman rolled into South Philly last night to hook up with Bossy and her blog posse (which sounds so much better than “Bossy and her blogger crew” … duh), and let’s just say that we tore shit up, yo … and by “tore shit up,” I mean we drank margaritas at a Mexican restaurant and didn’t get home till almost midnight! (Scoff all you like, future parents of America, but you can rest assured that, some day, the aforementioned feat will totally fall into your “I tore shit up” category.) What to say about Bossy? Well,… [read the rest]

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We have a winnah!

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 20, 2009

OK, you can stop hitting the “Refresh” button on your browsers now, people … because I just know that’s what you’ve been doing while suffering the agonizing anticipation of finding out just which one of you will claim that spectacular prize valued at a whopping $9.99! So, without further ado … the winner of a free copy of John Mayer’s just-released album, “Battle Studies,” per the Random Number Generator, is #42 … which, it pleases me to say, is the lovely Deanna Cantrell, a.k.a. Dcan, who blogs at Chronicle Cantrell … and the reason is pleases me to say that… [read the rest]

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Will you love me if I give you free stuff?

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 18, 2009

I sat down tonight with the intention of writing about our family foray to the mall a couple of days ago to get some portraits taken … but I just don’t have it in me. This week has really been kicking my ass, and between the excruciating back spasms I’m having right now, plus the sheer exhaustion I’m feeling, plus the fact that it’s midnight, plus what an unbelievably whiny little bitch I am, I feel compelled to go to bed … you know, so I can get up and do this shit all over again tomorrow (hopefully with the… [read the rest]

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It’s in the details

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 16, 2009

It's in the details

Zan decided on a whim the other night that he wanted to pretend he was…… [read the rest]

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Good point

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 16, 2009

Scene: Zan and Jayna watching “The Backyardigans.” Penguin character named Pablo is shown sitting atop the bow of a viking ship. Aaaaaaand … action! Jayna: “What? Zan, how did Plablo get up there?” [Yes, "Plablo."] Zan: “He climbed.” Jayna: “He’s a penguin. Penguins can’t climb.” Zan: “Penguins can’t talk either, Jayna. It’s make-believe.” Fin… [read the rest]

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Zan, I am your father!

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 11, 2009

Zan, I am your father.

How many father/son pictures have you seen that look like this?

Yes, I…… [read the rest]

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If not for The Force, Darth Vader would have totally gotten his ass kicked, because that suit? Not very practical.

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 11, 2009

You will never guess who my family met last night. In fact, don’t even bother trying, because — huh? Oh. Um, yeah, that’s correct. How’d you know? I what? Oh. Dammit! I suck at surprises. Well, anyway: Hey! My family met Darth Vader last night! I know, right? Totally awesome. Except, here’s the thing: the dude in the Vader suit? Yeah, that’d be me. OK, so here’s the story with this bullshit: A few weeks ago, Wonder Woman and I took the kids to the comic-book store. While there, Wonder Woman, who is on the school council at Zan’s elementary… [read the rest]

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We all fall down

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 9, 2009

Wonder Woman set off Friday morning for a girls’ weekend with some of her out-of-state friends, leaving me to care for the kiddos until late Sunday afternoon. My mom took them for a good part of Saturday, but yesterday, it was just me and them, from sunup till almost sundown … and I’m beyond thrilled to report that we had a great time. It was unseasonably warm — almost 70 — and all of our neighbors used the day to rake, bag and dispose of the leaves blanketing every inch of ground in the neighborhood. I did some raking, too.… [read the rest]

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OK, so I guess I won’t write about meeting the doubleyoo i gee gee ell e esses after all

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 6, 2009

I was working on this great post about our encounter earlier this week with a certain group of Aussie performers who wear yellow, red, blue and purple shirts (hereafter referred to as They Who Must Not Be Named), and I’m telling you, it was going to entertain you to the point of sheer delirium. Unfortunately, a couple of hours ago, the publicist who had arranged for my family to meet They Who Must Not Be Named emailed me to say that the circumstances of our encounter — and the details of the encounter itself — were to remain unpublicized. Well,… [read the rest]

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Gettin’ Wiggly

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 5, 2009

When I say, “I’m takin’ my kids to The Wiggles,” I mean I’m literally taking my kids to The Wiggles. Story to come. Daddy be illin’. Hang tight. Story here. (And, yes, my daughter went all shy on us. That is what happens with 4-year-olds. She actually was very excited, and has now spent the past three days saying “I should have smiled!”)… [read the rest]

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Grave situation

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 4, 2009

Have I mentioned that I love Halloween? OK, just checking. Meanwhile, this picture reminds me that I still need to pull down the cobwebs, remove the giant spider and spiderweb, and put away the full-size coffin replica that remain strewn about the front yard. (Yeah, I’m that neighbor.)… [read the rest]

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Be afraid. Be very afraid (that I’m allowed to raise children, that is).

By Daddy Scratches | Published: November 4, 2009

Is it possible that this man’s children could ever grow up to be normal? Because I’m hopeful, but not very optimistic. I’ve already documented how nuts I get on Halloween, but the photo above really demonstrates the extent of my Halloween-induced insanity. I paint my face. Like The Crow. For no apparent reason. You know, other than the fact that it’s just what I do on Halloween. Because, when it comes to Halloween, I’m a freak. (Actually, when it comes to most things, I’m a freak … but particularly when it comes to Halloween.) Perhaps the most glaring bit of… [read the rest]

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