http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I find myself busy during the long holiday weekend, so my good friend Mel Gibson generously agreed to author a guest post. People often ask me, "Mel, How did you become so successful?" The answer is simple. I've found that when you follow these simple rules for living, ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/837 Scene 1: Master bedroom, theskinnyonbenny mansion. Vanya, wearing a cowboy hat and climbing on to his mother's back: Mama, I'm gonna ride you like a cowboy. Mrs. theskinnyonbenny lets him climb up, smiling. Me: That's a much better response than I get when I tell her the same thing. Scene 2: ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/833 You may have noticed that a very high percentage of the blogs out there have turned into parents writing about their kids. I know it's just not that interesting, but when you have a little kid, you just don't get out that much and find other amusing things to ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/830 The news is tiring of it, but oil is still pouring into the waters of the Gulf Of Mexico as you sit and read. I wish I was in the government and somehow in charge of all of this. Here's what I would do. Put someone in jail. ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/828 Vanya is all-in on an initiative to talk like Looney Tunes. For a couple of weeks, he's been known to throw out a "What's up Doc?" as he eats something that requires bringing hand to mouth. It doesn't have to be a carrot. A pretzel, slice of ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/824 Until I got a text message reminding me, I completely forgot that I told my cousin's new husband, "I think it's great that you were willing to marry JJ, given her non-functioning male genitalia and all." So I think that makes up for the fact that I didn't take a picture ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/805 When you adopt a child, especially one from an orphanage in another country, you have an expectation of watching your sort of weak, sickly kid bat last in the batting order and get playing time only when the game is out of hand. And that's a fine way to ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/799 Last night, Mrs. theskinnyonbenny told Vanya to stop doing something or other. He ran over to me, crying, and sobbed, "Mama, you don't love me anymore!" That's how I'm feeling about my blog this month. I've got nothing -- and I mean absolutely nothing -- new going on that ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/797 Every day, the headline on my local paper gives me an update on how the geologists and engineers are going to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. I know the engineers and the geologists brainstorming in a Houston conference room are smarter about these ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/795 Lately, Vanya has been afraid to be on his own after dark, expressing fear of "The Green Monster." Of course, I can't help but think of Fenway, and the part of my brain that thinks I'm raising a Yankees fan bothers me a great deal. I don't think he's actually heard of ... http://theskinnyonbenny.com/blog2/archives/792