Category: life
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Disaster Zones
Teams has a fun “Decorate” feature that lets you quickly substitute in an AI-augmented version of your actual background, so… now the in-camera-view area of my home desk might also be a disaster.
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Dangerously Grumpy
Later, when my son heard of this exchange, he told his sister: “That is very rude.” She responded immediately, with zero remorse, “She’s dangerously grumpy.” Like, “Yeah, so? I said what I said.”
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Snow Drivers
And it’s not just the inexperienced drivers – the cities aren’t really equipped to do a lot to handle uncommon extreme weather, so they can’t do much to make the roads better, either.
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Island Town
I made this comic after a 100-year flood got me stuck at home (and not working) for a few days back before working from home was really a thing. Last month we had the largest flood since, and for a day or so my city was once again something of an island. This time I…
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The OG Grinch
The older I get, the more I sympathize with Grinch and Grendel type characters – they just want to chill in peace, you know? I think one day I could really lean into the whole “you kids get off my lawn” energy.
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Mrs. Grinch
So there I was, minding my own business volunteering at an elementary school event, when my daughter walks by and decides to tease me. I was not even being grumpy at that time.
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Middle School Perks
I’m relieved that, so far, my middle schooler has said that it’s better than elementary school. Not clear on how much the food and the library are carrying the decision, but this was a conversation I overheard her having with her younger sibling.
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I’m Sure It’s Fine
While some of this dialog is made up, the pained scream followed by a shouted “I’m being gentle!” is a direct quote. As parents, we paused and listened for the sounds of crying or further screaming, but all was well.
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That’s A Great Aunt
Ah, the legacy continues of spoiling and/or teaching a younger generation (that is not your own offspring) to do something with real annoyance potential.
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Family Gathering Guess Who
Pretty sure something similar has happened to me with other parents assuming our kids knew each other but actually we had no reason to be talking.