Tax season

Tax season begins... This year my son hasn't gotten misty-eyed at the prospect of three plus months of his dad being busy all the time. Sundays, being the only day I don't work, puts a lot of pressure on doing something special on my rest day. Today, we're going to our local hobby shop and buy a new model for my son. We have a special set up in the basement where we can assemble models together. I still have a ship model to complete. What a great way to spend time. It's quiet and we chat the whole time. Meanwhile, my daughter will spend her time role-playing at Neopets, a kid safe web site.

Changing fatherhood

Priorities are changing. The definition of american fatherhood is changing.

Monty Python

Dear Sir,

My kids love Monty Python's Flying Circus and of course the "Search for the Holy Grail". We've been watching a DVD collection my friend John lent us. Tonight a skit about Chartered Accountants, Englands CPAs, played. My daughter laughed and laughed. She laughed way too loud and long for the daughter of a certified public accountant. The gist of the sketch being that accountancy is boring, boring, boring and Michael Palin's character, the CA, wants more adventure. Lion-taming is his new career choice. John Cleese's character, a career counselor, is skeptical. I object. Palin's character chose banking in the end. Banking is more boring than accounting.

Sincerely,

Chuck P. Annoyed

PS: Is it really necessary to use British humour?