Okay since I reported below about the burglar that made off with Mrs. G’s lunch money, our local news reported a cat burglar in my neighborhood!! Why the heck would you want to steal a cat!

It is one of the smallest words we use in the english language. As children, we learned how to say this word without much effort. It is even sometimes learned before the child can say Mommy or Daddy. As we age, this word takes on new meanings and somehow becomes more and more difficult to say for some people. I suppose I can only speak for boys on the “no” issue, because we tend to hear it more growing up, unless you’re a girl wanting into the boys’ club. For some unknown reason, I have been given the “yes” switch instead of the “no” switch. I volunteer, get volunteered, and take on more and more until my “yes” is writing checks that can’t be cashed. I always think that I can somehow fit 20 more minutes into a 5 minute time slot. I need to learn how to say NO!!! I know that I know HOW to say it, just ask my kids. They think it’s the only word I know!

That will teach me to go to bed at 12:30 a.m. Last night I collapsed in bed after working all night, and conferencing with a colleague in Australia. At this point I can almost tell the time difference in any city in the world. I’m a global businessman now. I am usually a very light sleeper, but last night a herd of elephants could have stampeded my room and I would not have stirred. At 2:00 a.m., Mrs. G heard our alarm beep when a door or window opened. She went to investigate, because I was probably in REM sleep, and found nor heard anything out of the ordinary. The she heard what was thought was the alarm on the door sound again. She too thought that perhaps she was sleep walking and imagining the whole thing. Mrs. G called me and said, “did you take the cash out of my wallet?” “Ummmmm no…..where did you get cash?” Apparently, the thief entered through our back yard garage service door. So much for living in rural America where there is no crime. I guess I’m going to have to get another big dog! I hope the crime was worth the $6.00 they made off with! Crime does not really pay all that well at my house.

A couple of other Daddy Bloggers and I have been been giving serious thought to podcasting a variety show with a panel of Daddies. A podcast about Daddying in the present day, hitting on fun topics and issues related to parenting from the father’s point of view. Think of “The View”, (no I am not Star Jones) and I think you’ll get the idea. What do you think? Any ideas about what might be a good topic for us to tackle our first show? How about….”Daddy and his Vasectomy” A right first hand look. I just realized that all three of us have gone through the procedure.