"Deep Thoughts" with Jethro

I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.

- Bill Watterson

"Deep Thoughts" with Jethro

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.

- C. S. Lewis

"Cool" Doesn't Need a Reason

What do you do when you find a patch of spilled paint in the backyard?

You paint the bottoms of your shoes, of course.

It was silly of me to ask, but I couldn't stop myself:

Why are you doing that?

Because it's cool.

Duh.

It's Yin Yang All Over Again

Out for dinner the other night we were served a basket of fresh bread accompanied by a stylized dish of butter and tapenade.

Michael commented,

Hey, look, it's a Déjà Vu!

A Good Word

You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.

- Psalm 89:9

Awkward!

One of Michael's new favorite words is "awkward". However, somehow he has gotten the idea that it is synonymous with "weird".

On our recent vacation, we saw a sea hare swimming by us.

Michael exclaimed,

Awkward!

"Deep Thoughts" with Jethro

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

- Benjamin Franklin

The Worst Dog Sitters Ever

While watching Curtis' parents' dog, Shelby, I noticed that her face was looking a little weird.

I deduced that the spots on her face were hives.

Michael exclaimed, his voice full of concern,

We are the worst dog sitters ever!

We were able to control the hives with regular doses of childrens' liquid cherry flavored antihistamine, but they always came back as soon as the medicine wore off.

Cherry Antihistamine Sunrise

We never did figure out what was causing the hives, but they went away as soon as she went back to her own home.

I guess she was allergic to us.

A Good Word

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me.

- Psalm 138:8

"Deep Thoughts" with Jethro

A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.

- G. K. Chesterton