Tuesday, December 18, 2007

two squabs a-swimming. (hey, its close enough to the seven swans...)

i don't hang out with many people who have children, but when i do talk to coworkers and acquaintances who have them, everyone just gushes about how wonderful and amazing their kids are. i'm sure its true - to an extent. so i find it interesting when sometimes i get to overhear my boss on the phone with his wife, just bitching about his five kids. sometimes i feel like he actually despises them, and i find that vaguely refreshing.

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speaking of refreshing, if you're looking for refreshment in the SI Ferry terminal, we highly suggest that you do not drink from the water fountains. missy had me on the phone earlier, giving the play-by-play of two pigeons splashing about in the fountains, pecking at the drinking spout.

gross.



4 comments:

Tim said...

Yeah, why is it that every parent on the planet thinks their kid is some kind of genius?

The day I hear someone say "my kid's kinda retarded…" I'm just going to high-five everyone.

Anonymous said...

Who ever drinks out of a water fountain anymore...is the dollar price for spring water too much for people now a days?

P H said...

Tim -- come to my house for Christmas sometime. You get it constantly.

And yeah -- what could be dirtier than a public drinking fountain? I'm all for the bottled-water reduction plan that NYC has, but those old mainstays from 1800s Old West-era America could maybe use a makeover.

missyandchrissy said...

tim - i know, right? with the amt of geniuses that ACTUALLY exist, that means that only about 3 of those people have a right to say that about their kids. all the rest of those "my child is an honor student" bumper stickers are meaningless!

5x and PH - i hope you don't think i was saying that loveandcyanide advocates drinking out of public water fountains. we mostly just wanted a bird story to tell.