McViva Sandwich and a lofty goal.

Goal for The Weed: post in this blog every single day for one week starting today. Every day. Goal for you: don’t judge me if what I produce is below the standard of quality that you are accustomed to here at The Weed. I know I’ve probably coddled you, and...

Why I Support Sugared Cereal

My girls have always been inordinately obsessed with Michael Jackson. I have no idea why. I think it started when I showed Anna Thriller at the tender age of three and then she asked to watch it pretty much daily for like a month. (Don’t you love when people say...
In defense of Molly

In defense of Molly

We live in quite a media-frenzied world. Because of this, sometimes really hilarious and also semi-traumatizing, but also really hilarious, things happen to people who are your Facebook friends. Let’s talk about one of those things, shall we? So, I’m not...
I put the “pathetic” in empathetic

I put the “pathetic” in empathetic

Is it just me, or does sometimes the world get you down, too? I’m an empathetic person. I mean, look at me. Counselor. Father of daughters. Owner of a Hyundai. The guy who can’t let go of friends’ problems ever ever ever. Let’s say someone I...
Sometimes when you’re five…

Sometimes when you’re five…

…you get a hankering to make a video about Martin Luther King, Jr. During some of the time off that we had this week because Seattle has become Alaska, Anna wanted to make a video about Martin Luther King, Jr. So, Wife helped her and they made a video that...
The Christmas spirit is still alive. In this thong.

The Christmas spirit is still alive. In this thong.

If you’ll recall, last year I got the most awkward white elephant gift known to man at a Christmas party. This vibrator filled me with the Yuletide spirit Well, guess what? I got another incredibly awkward gift this year at the SAME party (from the SAME person,...