Most evenings, from about 8 o’clock onward, the time I spend on the recliner with the Bi-Pap tethered to my face is a complete mystery to me as to how the television program I catch the beginning of actually ends. I know that was an awkwardly constructed sentence. My bad. Basically, I usually fall asleep [...]
Archive for the ‘Allegedly Funny’ Category
A Rebranding Opportunity
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Pop Culture on September 19, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Bursting the Bieber Bubble
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on September 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Sunday evening around seven, seven thirty or so, the three youngest Picetti’s were hanging together in the family room. My neck was sore from watching football and football related programming since nine in the AM. Fehmeen must have sensed that my fantasy team was losing because she offered to massage my neck for the duration [...]
Marco Polo
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Life on September 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Anyone who has ever spent some time in or near a swimming pool is probably familiar with the game Marco Polo. Just in case you aren’t the kind of person who lounges around a pool or perhaps you are but you still haven’t the foggiest idea to what I am referring, here’s a quick explanation: [...]
The Week of A Thousand Appointments
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Life on August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Actually, it was only six appointments but, for some reason, a thousand sounded a whole lot more dramatic than the real number. I apologize in advance if you were hoping to read about the additional 994 other appointments I hyperbolized about going to in the title. My bad! We started out the week on Monday [...]
Chaps II
Posted in Allegedly Funny on August 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Emma woke up this morning as Fehmeen was finishing an episode of The Big C from our DVR. The youngest Picetti waltzed into the living room at the exact time when a character onscreen was wearing a pair of chaps — without any pants! And yes, there was definitely a full moon out this morning, [...]
Luke Puked
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on August 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It was with equal parts of terror and amusement did Emma bear witness to her swimming lesson partner’s throwing up in the pool yesterday. Apparently, the young lad took on a little too much water while floating on his back. The coughs came first, which were followed by a few dry heaves, and then it [...]
As Promised
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Life on August 5, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Having never been buzzed — hairstyle-wise, of course — the time was right for a radically different, and most importantly, low maintenance, look for the outside of my dome. Basically, I no longer resemble The Donald with a small furry critter on my head. Don’t know if I’ll ask for the same thing next time [...]
Only in Theaters
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Bad Behavior on July 20, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Just before getting (literally) pulled up out of bed this morning, I flashed back to the time when I saw the movie Amadeus at the Millbrae Theater. I don’t know if it was the time of the year that it was showing — either near Thanksgiving or Christmas — or maybe it was the fact [...]
Skinning the Cat
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Emma on July 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Before you get crazy and call the fine folks over at PETA or at your local SPCA about the title of this post, keep in mind that I accompanied Emma (and Fehmeen) to her Junior Gym class yesterday. Usually parents are required to sit behind the glass in the lobby in order to watch their [...]
A New Use for an Old Friend
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Life, Treatments on July 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Besides the wheelchair and the bed, the only other item in my possession that I could not live without is my brown, faux-leather recliner. It is way more than just a piece of furniture to me. I receive at least three hours of forced air via my BiPap every evening while seated in the reclined [...]
