Author Archives: Daddy Scratches

This be my bad chariot

This be my bad chariot
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I searched high. I searched low. (Actually, I only searched low … because I can’t afford high.) And finally… [read the rest]

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This post is pointless, goes nowhere and contains a completely unrelated photograph. Allow me to apologize in advance for wasting your time.

Oh, I’m sorry, were you waiting for me to say something? Forgive me. I wanted to post something sooner, but, well, you see … my life no longer involves doing the things I want to do. It has instead devolved into a series of tasks … the most time-consuming of which as of late is my continued quest for a used minivan that can do two seemingly contradictory things: 1.) Fit into our meager budget, and 2.) Be something other than an embarrassing hunk of shit that compels us to wear bags over our heads while we travel around town.… [read the rest]

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I wish these kids would demonstrate a little self-confidence and individuality

I wish these kids would demonstrate a little self-confidence and individuality
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Taken just before… [read the rest]

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This photo makes me ache for another tropical vacation … but I’ll settle for a really stiff margarita.

This photo makes me ache for another tropical vacation ... but I'll settle for a really stiff margarita.
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I just realized it was two years ago this month that Wonder Woman and I… [read the rest]

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It will be best for my daughter’s future boyfriend if someone hides this picture from me, because if I should happen to see it on the night that he comes to fetch her for their first date, I will pummel his teenage ass to smithereens

It will be best for my daughter's future boyfriend if someone hides this picture from me, because if I should happen to see it on the night that he comes to fetch her for their first date, I will pummel his teenage ass to smithereens
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Jayna and I recently attended our first Daddy & Daughter Dance, and the sheer… [read the rest]

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