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Emotions

There were a lot of emotions in our house this morning.

Phillip Mullins Education, Family, Humor, School, Work, Workplace 2 Comments February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 1 Minute

Calculations

I sometimes like to apply methodology used at work to domestic situations.

Phillip Mullins Cleaning, Humor, Kids, Parenting, Science, Workplace 6 Comments February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 1 Minute

Happy Sunday – Family Game Edition

Monopoly is a nice educational family game.

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

Registration Envy

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

Phillip Mullins Family, Humor, Kids, Parenting 2 Comments August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 1 Minute

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.

Phillip Mullins Aging, Blogging, Christmas, Family, Holidays, Optimism, Parenting, Writing 5 Comments January 1, 2020March 19, 2020 2 Minutes

The Second-Rate Scientist Report for August 16, 2019

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

Phillip Mullins Food, Gas, Humor, Internet, Kids, Parenting, Shopping, Technology 2 Comments August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 2 Minutes

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.

Phillip Mullins church, Humor, Kids, Parenting 3 Comments July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 1 Minute

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.

Phillip Mullins Hollywood, Humor, Kids, Movies, Parenting, Toys Leave a comment June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 1 Minute

Train Them Up!

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

Phillip Mullins Humor, Kids, Parenting 2 Comments June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 1 Minute

Notes from the Great American Beach Vacation //1

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

Phillip Mullins Humor Leave a comment June 21, 2019 1 Minute

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 . . .

Phillip Mullins Food, Humor, Kids, Parenting Leave a comment January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 1 Minute

The (Ubiquitous) Spice of Life

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

Phillip Mullins Cereal, Food, Humor, Marketing 2 Comments October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 1 Minute

Phillip Mullins Humor, Kids, Parenting, Placards Leave a comment September 24, 2018January 3, 2019 1 Minute

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 →

Phillip Mullins Humor, Kids, Parenting Leave a comment August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 1 Minute

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 →

Phillip Mullins Christianity, Humor, Parenting Leave a comment July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 1 Minute

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