Invisible “K”

The personal blog of Patric Welch

Would you rather give up sex for two weeks or the Internet? Check out this article from the Sacramento Business Journal. You might be surprised at the responses.
Meanwhile, I’ll try to act surprised that 16% more women would give up sex.
Survey: 46% of women, 30% of men choose Internet over sex
A large number of people [...]

Today’s public service announcement is brought to you by me. If you haven’t cleaned or replaced your furnace filter recently, do it now.
I have precisely 234.23 reasons why you should do this to prevent the furnace from over-heating and blowing the limit that automatically shuts down the furnace when it overheats.

And the winner is…

What’s the stupidest thing you did today? I just put my turn signal on to pull into my driveway.
I live in a cul-de-sac.

This morning I had my bi-annual checkup at the dentist. On the list of things I look forward to in life, this one definitely sinks to the bottom. As if my normal fear of the dentist wasn’t enough, I now fear which dental hygeniest I am going to get when I walk through the door.
It [...]

Why our kids think we are crazy

Sometimes I wonder how our kids learn anything. Or maybe I’m just finally understanding why children think their parents are crazy. Look at what we tell them while they’re growing up:
When they do well on a math or spelling test: “You’re so smart.”
When they talk back to us: “Don’t get smart with me.”
When they tattle [...]

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