For those of you who aren't me…and I've noticed a surprisingly large number of people who aren't.
Things Have you ever done a thing? Then another thing happens, and all of a sudden you think of a third thing. Which should be a thing completely unrelated to the other things, but after thing-ing the things a bit longer, you find both things tell you things about the third thing. The third thing …
Continue reading Everything You Learned Is Wrong!! Well In Kindergarten Anyway
Pinine for the movies As winter is proceeding according a precedent… That’s a quote from Rudyard Kipling by the way, and some folks doubt my superior intelligence, Ha! Not you of course, you all know. Anyway, as winter is proceeding according a precedent, same quote, I have been visiting my local movie theatre. There I …
Being a parent is hard As a parent I feel it is my duty to impart the wisdom I have gained upon my children. However, as a former child I’m fully aware, none of them are going to listen to me. That’s okay though. It’s all part of nature’s wonderful pattern. Children know everything, all …
A little bit about me Many times throughout the year, folks ask to know more about the real Mr. Ohh!. They want to see the man behind the genius who imparts so much weekly wisdom, and has so many superb stories. Normally I feel above all that, as I want to live a quiet life …
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I thought you could trust books Okay enough is too much! My childhood has been officially ruined. It was ruined by a book. Books were always our friends. Books took us to far-off, imaginary places. Books got you out of studying for your algebra test. It’s true. When my mother asked if I was studying, …
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No one can talk clearly about the future When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve political bonds which have connect them to another… What? In case you don’t study American history, this is a part of the first line of the American Declaration of Independence. A great …
Everything starts with a question I have a problem. Well, it’s not so much a problem as a question. But it’s not so much one question as a lot of questions about the same subject. What would you call that? I guess depending in the severity of the questions, that could be a problem. Then …
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Childhood Beasties Pediatric Psychologists agree, “Monsters under the bed can be a horrible reality for young children.” Toddlers beside the bed are an even worse one for sleeping fathers. My son was especially susceptible to night creatures and kept me awake many a night with his night frights. As the excellent dad Mr. Ohh! is, …
Misunderstanding Shakespeare “Thou mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms!” Huh?? What the heck is that supposed to mean? This line is a direct quote from William Shakespeare, Henry IV: Part 1, and like so much of old Willy I don’t understand a word of it. I got out my handy-dandy dictionary and I looked up the words. First …
Continue reading Alas, Poor Yorick… ICH!!! I’m Holding A Dead Guy’s Skull!
Let's sing about love What’s Love Got to Do With It? Well, actually nothing, but before you go saying I’ll Never Fall in Love Again you should probably check this out. I realize that Love Stinks and Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, but Wake Up Little Susie. You should know by now that Love …
Continue reading Sing A Simple Song… And I Hope You Get It Right!!
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