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August 2, 2020August 1, 2020 Phillip Mullins Family, Games, Humor, Kids

Happy Sunday – Family Game Edition

Monopoly is a nice educational family game.

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 Phillip Mullins Family, Humor, Kids, Parenting

Registration Envy

I think parents should be able to randomly register for gifts, say, every 5 years or so.

January 1, 2020March 19, 2020 Phillip Mullins Aging, Blogging, Christmas, Family, Holidays, Optimism, Parenting, Writing

Here’s to (the next few moments of) 2020!

I know this falls well short of being a profound statement, but this is a strange time of the year.

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Phillip Mullins Food, Gas, Humor, Internet, Kids, Parenting, Shopping, Technology

The Second-Rate Scientist Report for August 16, 2019

A (surprisingly food-heavy) roundup of second-rate thoughts from a first-rate week.

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Phillip Mullins church, Humor, Kids, Parenting

I once was able to

I once was able to just walk out of church, get into my car and go about my daily business.

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Phillip Mullins Hollywood, Humor, Kids, Movies, Parenting, Toys

Yesterday

My wife and I had a chance to see the movie "Yesterday," about a struggling musician who is hit by a bus and awakens to find that he's the only one who remembers the Beatles, and can therefore enlighten the world. It was really good.

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Phillip Mullins Humor, Kids, Parenting

Train Them Up!

". . . the quiz answers are so obvious that you’d have to be a, well, moron, to NOT find the correct option. . ."

June 21, 2019 Phillip Mullins Humor

Notes from the Great American Beach Vacation //1

Had a chance to take the family out on a boat for a few hours yesterday.

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Phillip Mullins Food, Humor, Kids, Parenting

Milk-Emotion Protocol

I understand that you're not supposed to cry over spilled milk. But what about when you trudge out to the store in the early morning subzero wind chills to buy milk, and then trudge back home with milk, and then five minutes after you bring milk into the homestead . . .

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Phillip Mullins Cereal, Food, Humor, Marketing

The (Ubiquitous) Spice of Life

”It was a day . . .when I knew nothing was sacred.”

September 24, 2018January 3, 2019 Phillip Mullins Humor, Kids, Parenting, Placards

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Phillip Mullins Humor, Kids, Parenting

Mortification, Phase 2

Three years ago, we took the family to my company's picnic at Huber’s, a family farm about 45 minutes from our home. At the time, I shared my mortification at the fact that we had left Sam's shoes at home. I have photos of him traipsing through the pumpkin patch, barefoot without a care in … Continue reading Mortification, Phase 2

July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 Phillip Mullins Christianity, Humor, Parenting

Papa Moses

I believe that Moses was the proto-parent, put in charge of a bunch of ungrateful people. I’m convinced that he said or was tempted to say at least a few of the following statements:   “Well, if all of your friends gave up their jewelry so that they could make a golden calf, would you … Continue reading Papa Moses

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 Phillip Mullins Family, Food, Humor, Kids, Parenting, Writing

Aside – Road Trip 2018

I listened to a Hemingway book during our drive down to Florida, so tonight's post, which is meant to relate a fairly common parental culinary struggle, is written (in a very poor imitation) in his honor. The waves were tall and dark green. There was much foam. The flag flying above the distant estación de … Continue reading Aside – Road Trip 2018

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 Phillip Mullins Blogging, Humor, Kids

Author’s Aside //3 – Horses

It's Kentucky Derby time, and here in my hometown of Lousiville, KY, the excitement is palpable! Which, for me, means I am getting ready to put on some old running shoes so I can spend the day pulling weeds in my yard only to use them to cover up bald dirt spots, with the full knowledge … Continue reading Author’s Aside //3 – Horses

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