Posts Tagged ‘October’

Do movies make you laugh? When our kids were small, we had a tradition. We would spread a big blanket on the floor, put popcorn onto it, make some pizza, and munch away as we watched a family friendly film. One of my favourite movie laughs comes in The Pink Panther Strikes Again. The ridiculous…

One frog said to the other one, “Times fun when you’re having flies.” Well, time flies when you’re having fun too. I couldn’t believe how fast our daughter grew up. I told my wife it couldn’t happen fast enough. Rachael had been eating our food, driving our car and keeping us up late for years.…

On Thanksgiving Day there’s plenty of turkey at our house. We count our blessings, and then lie around on the floor nursing a pumpkin pie hangover, wondering how we could ever go outside and play football. But somehow we manage. We call it the CATDOG game, the Callaway Annual Thanksgiving Day Oldtimers Game. I’m happy…

Is there something you wish you could do, but can’t? I feel your pain. There are things I can’t do. At my age, and in my condition, I can’t complete a standing back flip without ending up on a hospital gurney. Due to the dimensions of my stomach, I cannot eat that 76-ounce steak at…

Today let’s talk about my ailments. Among other things I have been diagnosed with foot-in-mouth syndrome. Have you? If you’ve ever started to say something that you began to regret around about mid-sentence, you know exactly what I’m talking about. I’m learning to avoid saying things like:  “Congratulations! When is the baby due?” Just wipe…

One reason why my wife Ramona and I get along so well, is that she has never been one to ask for the moon. In fact, I’m usually the one saying, “Honey, let’s put a marble staircase here,” and she will say, “Phil, we can’t even afford marbles.” One small victory she allowed me was…

What Scares You Most? A recent magazine article asked this question. Hundreds of phobias were listed including the fear of mother-in-laws (Pentheraphobia). Fear of chickens (Alektorophobia) and Arachibutyrophobia, which is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth! My dog has this fear, but I do not. However, I’m a victim of…

Just this morning I was notified that I am dead. According to a fourth grader’s report, I was born in 1996 and died at the age of 10. Here’s more of what she wrote: “I am writing Phil Callaway because he is a great writer. He can always make me laugh no matter what for.…

How do you deal with stress? Recently I read of a New Zealander who had a small disagreement with a clerk at his bank. The next day the man returned to the bank with a brown paper bag, paid for a safety deposit box, and locked the bag in the box before leaving with a…