Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

  • C’est La Vie

    Sometimes you really don’t know what you’re sure that you know. I know that for sure. Now. Keely wanted to learn French. The language. Not the kiss. Heaven forbid. I was emphatic that she needed to take Spanish instead. With… Continue reading

  • Why Waterworld?

    There just aren’t any excuses anymore. With my best friend, Google, along with PC’s, tablets and smartphones, almost any reason for most people to ask you an informational question is now unnecessary. I say most people because my parents don’t… Continue reading

  • Take It Like A Man

    Sandra burned me yesterday. Not in a metaphorical way. A real way. Like a cattle prod branding kind of way. Maybe she was marking her property. She can be dangerous. What was she thinking asking me to take the cookies… Continue reading

  • Ticks

    I pulled a tick from Will’s head last night. He’s 7 years old so it’s his first one and he didn’t want me to pull it out. That’s normal. He thought it would hurt. I understand. Sandra is always sneaking… Continue reading

  • Getting Over Mondays

    I don’t like Mondays. And I need to get over it. Mondays are a gift from God. Really, they are. Unfortunately, for me, they are like the ugly ties or PJ bottoms that your mother gives you for Christmas. No… Continue reading

  • Pink Hair

    How does a conversation about pink hair evolve into a lecture on welfare and subsidies? Why is a 46 year old man talking about pink hair? Teenagers. My 14 year old, Shelby asked how old she had to be to… Continue reading

  • Homeschool Planning

    I didn’t wake up Saturday morning planning to clean my bedroom ceiling. I really didn’t. The big plan for the day was for Sandra and I to do homeschool planning for the fall. She teaches and I pretty much do… Continue reading

  • Toe The Line

    The 4th is over and the Big Green Egg is cooled off and resting. It was another fabulous feasting frenzy. I fired it up Wednesday night for the big slow cook that would ultimately provide much of the meat for… Continue reading

  • Boil Over

    Disclaimer: Nothing in this post insinuates in the least bit that my daughter, Keely, is less than a fantastic cook. I have indicated before that she has God-given culinary skills. She just hasn’t embraced them yet. That could be the… Continue reading

  • Happy 4th!

    Happy 4th everyone! As fitting, we are celebrating our nation’s freedom with a massive Big Green Egg cook today. Everything you see here and probably more. Once it’s fired up I’m digging through the deepest recesses of the fridge hunting… Continue reading