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The Mother of All Posts
“I prefer using full sentences with Tiny Geek, so she can form her own words and practice her own sentences. I want to talk to her when she is feeling frustrated, so she can learn to communicate her feelings. I have to remind myself that she is just three, and I want to maintain my … Continue reading
They Will Get You in the End
I say fuck the children. Fuck ‘em. —George Carlin, You Are All Diseased My sister was a tiny weeny little kid when she dressed Wicket, my BFF Ewok figurine, in Cabbage Patch Kids clothes, and lullabied the action figure to sleep with the promises of a dog named Rover. As far as I can remember being violently repelled … Continue reading
Santa, Don’t Rain on My Parade
On a crisp autumn Friday night, my wife and I were lounging, quiescent, in our living room. The fire was crackling, and the smell of cinder was covering up the stench of my daughter’s soiled diaper. We were about to turn off the record player…the sounds of Burt Bacharach, the shearling soft voice, and something about … Continue reading
A Chlorine-free, Recyclable Paper Anniversary
It was sunny. It was a potluck. It was outside, in a national park.The Ringmistress and I, Tiny Geek were all wearing Converse® shoes. We planned it around an eco-friendly theme: the party favours were made out of clay and flower seeds, the decorations from old magazines, a guitar was used to point towards the festivities. … Continue reading
Le Clown the Magnificent Roadie – Part I
I first met Valérie Jodoin Keaton back in 2004 – I was 99 years old. Le Clown was a tad nervous… Although I was meeting Valérie for the first time, I knew who she was, and I was not going to let her know that being The Dears‘ keyboardist and backing vocalist made Le Clown gush … Continue reading
Obama is the Clear Choice, But Let’s Vote for Poppy’s Moniker
One day, Le Clown will write such a long post title that Fiona Apple is going to call and give me shit for stealing her shtick. Fiona, you don’t have to wait until then to call me… If you have received a gold star for suggesting a moniker for our daughter, congratulations, you did not … Continue reading
“From this moment on, you shall now be known as Sharkbait”
…So what if we watch too much television, and we’re somewhat unbeatable at Trivia Pursuit Pop Culture edition – and humble? On with the post. Some of my loyal Carnies will remember Lord Evil Poppy from A Hymn of Praise for My Daughter, Sleep is Looking for a New Gig, The Black Death and Le Zombie Clown, … Continue reading
Guest Blogger: Madame Weebles
I’m excited. The culprit? Madame Weebles: Reason #1: She’s magnificent. Reason #2: After much googling, I found a picture of her. I’m sharing. Reason #3: She thinks Geddy Lee is hot. Geddy Lee is Canadian. Le Clown is Canadian. Therefore Le Clown is hot. Reason #4: Madame Weebles published a guest post on Black Box … Continue reading
LEP Has Some Competition: Meet Mr. Mario
Reblogged from Eurolinguiste: This post is dedicated to Le Clown. We have the most awesome little boy who speaks only French. For the past three years, we have started to teach him English, but he has somewhat resisted it. The only words he has felt it is necessary to learn in English are those in … Continue reading
A Clown on Facebook
Le Clown is about to hit a pretty special number on WordPress. I won’t say more, but expect a riddle – and the A Clown on Fire revamp I promised my Carnies on May 16. Should there be a contest? Should I add a new permanent guestbook? Should I comment on a post of yours, … Continue reading
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