Our six-year-old daughter was chasing the four-year-old in the house this morning. The younger daughter screamed with either excitement or fear, leading to the following conversation:
Eldest daughter: “Are you having fun?”
Youngest daughter: “I’m having bad fun.”
My daughters often ask difficult questions.
From my six-year-old: “What came before God?”
Our answer: Nothing. We think. Maybe you should ask Father Michael (our priest). He has a close personal relationship with God, and maybe this is something they’ve discussed over dinner or while attending a ball game.
From my four-year-old: “Do you think God has a radio that he can tune to read your thoughts?
Our answer: That’s exactly how it works.
Yesterday, a colleague prefaced a question to me by telling me I had my “ear on the pulse” of the organization.
Of course, my favorite mixed metaphor comes from a colleague, long ago, who introduced a new topic at a meeting with the following unappetizing words:
“I hate to open up a can of worms, but here’s some food for thought…”
My youngest daughter, who celebrated her 4.5 birthday earlier this month, is obsessed with drawing and writing. She’ll hide off in a corner with her pad and pencils, coloring a picture or trying to form words.
Recently, she made a word for me. It consisted of the letters E, O, and M, followed by what looked like a fat letter L with a nub on the end. When I asked her what the last letter was, she told me it was a shoe.
I think that’s now my favorite word — E.O.M. – shoe.
I’ve been ill all week, despite my devotion to the “10 Foods that Pack a Wallop” as described in a vintage magazine article.
The 10 foods, which are purported to enhance health and vitality, are:
1. Tomatoes
2. Broccoli
3. Spinach
4. Garlic
5. Oats
6. Salmon
7. Green tea
8. Red wine
9. Blueberries
10. Nuts
Personally, I’d add farina, oranges, and anything with lemon/oregano/olives/olive oil (befitting my heritage). Especially farina.
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