Dad pays for some bragging and a poorly chosen metaphor

Dad: I don't look so bad. I'm 50 years old, man. I mean, imagine if you left a piece of cheese out on the counter for just a couple of days. It wouldn't look too good would it? I've been running around for 50 years! 

Daisy: The cheese would probably look better.

9/29/13

A brother-sister relationship, in one image

Cereal boxes carefully arranged so they can't see each other.

9/6/13

I do NOT want this to be educational

—Buster, on walking in to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

7/25/13

I'm gonna file this away for when I need it

At the Smithsonian, Dad is in the middle of explaining something to Daisy about the Revolutionary War:

Dad: They [the British] were the most powerful country in the world back then, like we are now.
Daisy: We're the most powerful country in the world?
Dad: Yes.
Daisy: [To herself] Good to know.

7/26/13

What's he famous for?

Iris: Can you name the living presidents?
Daisy: Kennedy?
Buster: Kennedy!?! He's known for being dead!

7/25/13

Oldest trick in the book

Wednesday

Daisy: I can't believe you don't like Nutella. Well, I can believe it, because you don't like anything I like.
Dad: I don't like anything you like? Nothing? There must be something we both like.
Daisy: Daddy, when someone says everything, they don't literally mean everything.
Dad: They don't?
Daisy: No. "Oldest trick in the book"? There's no book!

Thursday

Daisy: See? You don't like anything I like.
Dad: I don't like anything you like?
Daisy: It's an expression, dingdong!

7/24-25/13

Tough room

On the All-Star Game telecast, Fox shows a clip of Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips making this ridiculous double-play. Announcer Tim McCarver, says "Tell me you've seen a better double-play. Ever!"

Buster: Well ... I did make a better one in practice.
Dad: [Laughs]
Buster: No, seriously.

7/16/13

Thank you for not farting

Dad has farted

Mom: Ooh, Daddy, that was stinky. 
Dad: Well, I just ate a burrito. [To Daisy] When you don't fart, nobody ever says "Hey, thanks for not farting." Am I right or am I right? 
Mom: Maybe they're thinking it. 
Dad: They ought to say it. 
Daisy: I'm thinking it. 
Dad: Well, you need to think it louder. 
Daisy: I'm not thinking it about you, Daddy.

3/14/13

Giants game

Something wrong with that kid on the right.

That's better.

5/30/12

Back cover photo

of the difficult and moody third album.

5/28/12

New hammock stand

5/28/12

Dolores Park

5/27/12

Clementine's birthday party

Piñata

5/26/12

Thrift shopping

Rock star. Didn't buy the guitar.

Did buy the helmet. And got burgers. And ...

asparagus?

5/12/12

In the batting cage at the A's game

 Hitting off her front foot. Like Hank Aaron.

Pitching machine is intimidated.

5/12/12

Christmas in July ... and March

Daisy: I wish there was Christmas every month. 

Buster: No you don't.
Daisy: Why not?
Buster: Haven't you ever seen any movies?

3/9/13

Dad takes a nap in Daisy's bed

I took a nap in your bed today. Is that OK? 
Did you pee?
Did I pee? No, I didn't pee. Why, is the bed wet? 
No.
I'm not a bed-wetter. 
You used to be.
Well, everybody used to be. I don't think I've wet the bed since I was 3 or 4 years old. So that was, like, 1966. 
That was 3,000 years ago!

1/22/13

Linguistics party

Mom's new job in the linguistics department at Cal means we get invited to parties where many languages are spoken. But in this case, the main event for the kids was a hammock.

Dad and Daisy speak only one language. The language of goofy poses.

Aaaand that's more like it. Class. 

5/5/12

The follow-through

He hit it!

4/29/12

The A's coaching staff

Daisy with assistant coach Buster, Coach Dad and league official Mr. Elder.

4/29/12