Brody: Daddy, where do strawberries come from? Me: They come from a little plant. Do you know where apples come from? Brody: No… tell me. Me: Apples come from trees. Big trees and the apples hang off of the branches. Brody: And, and, and…. milk comes from cows… from out of their butts.

I must admit, when I heard the news this morning that Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, died at the young (too young) age of 47 … it shocked me because I thought that he’d beaten his cancer. Then, as the day slowly passed by I found myself in a funk. I kept [...]

Brody: Daddy, you still growing? Me: Me? No, I’m not growing anymore. I’m probably getting shorter, but it’s making my belly bigger. Brody: Your belly is bigger from your shirts? Me: Not from my shirts as much as from all the beer. Brody: …. Apple juice is making my belly bigger.

I was in the bathroom… taking care of some ‘business’ and the door opens… Brody: I here!! Me: Either come in or go out so you can shut the door! Are you coming in? Brody: … Nope, too stinky.

Another fun little dialog with the B-man… Me: Let’s have a snack and then we’ll go to the park and play baseball Brody: OK Me: What kind of snack do you want? Brody: Beer!