Brown-itis

12 Feb

Posted by Patric Welch as Kids say the darndest things

My son has been telling everyone at school that he has brown-itis. Ummm son, that’s bronchitis.

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Which kind of left turn person are you?

11 Feb

Posted by Patric Welch as Stuff in my head

Picture yourself at an intersection in the left turn lane. There are a dozen or so cars ahead of you. The traffic light displays a green left turn arrow and all of the cars in front of you make it through the intersection.
Before you get to the front of the line, the green left turn [...]

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Have you ever been “that one guy”?

08 Jan

Posted by Patric Welch as Stuff in my head

So yesterday I went to see my doctor and he and I ended up jibber-jabbering for about 5 minutes when he suddenly breaks out into a story that starts with “You should have seen this one guy I had to treat.”
As I listened to the story (and admittedly it was a good one), I couldn’t [...]

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General Mills has higher aspirations for my children than I do

22 Dec

Posted by Patric Welch as Rants and Raves

It’s winter break and my son was thrilled to be able to pick out his own box of cereal at the grocery store last night. He decided to go with Reese’s Puffs.
While enjoying a bowl of Reese’s Puffs with him this morning, I decided to read the back of the cereal box, like I always [...]

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Why is a $20 bill so uncomfortable?

20 Dec

Posted by Patric Welch as Stuff that happens to me

Have you ever paid cash for something that only costs a couple bucks only to realize the smallest bill you have to pay for it is a $20 bill? Whenever this happens to me, I always do this little routine where I act like I’ve looked everywhere else in my wallet and then give the [...]