Comments on View from the Cloud: What a parent will do for a child

Hey!! My reader just exploded with a bunch of post...

2010-09-19T22:23:49.510-05:00

Hey!! My reader just exploded with a bunch of posts! Does this mean that you are open to the public again? Can expect some wonderful wit to help me through my day soon? Will you actually read this and respond? Hope the new job is going well, and I hope to see more of your genius. :-)

OMG. Now I'm having flashbacks to marching ban...

2010-03-22T19:39:13.882-05:00

OMG.
Now I'm having flashbacks to marching band in high school.

Gaaahhhh.

Especially the "bump a BUMP bump" part, multiplied by 4000 times.

You're going to have to write louder, I can...

2010-02-28T22:31:49.337-06:00

You're going to have to write louder, I can't hear you.

Hopefully I will have to get used to harp music.

2010-02-25T20:34:44.706-06:00

Hopefully I will have to get used to harp music.

You are a better parent that I, as I don't thi...

2010-02-23T05:44:33.316-06:00

You are a better parent that I, as I don't think it would have lasted more than 30 minutes without going insane.

So your advice to me is to not let the wee ones pl...

2010-02-22T22:02:03.596-06:00

So your advice to me is to not let the wee ones play band instruments then, yes?

Are you allowed to bring earplugs? And I wonder if it's worse for you as a musician than it would be for someone with no tone or rhythm....

babs - No, they have to have an adult chaperon in ...

2010-02-22T16:27:52.670-06:00

babs - No, they have to have an adult chaperon in the hallway at all times. Believe it or not, they practice for 8 hours every Sunday, but they keep the chaperon shifts to only 2 hours. ONLY 2 hours. Right.

mom thumb - I suppose it's better than 100 bottles of beer on the wall. At least there's only 50 states.

maureen - Trust me... I thought of that at about minute 2. Although I may need some of those giant noise-canceling headphones like they wear on airport tarmacs.

rick - Your knowledge of rope to testicle contact accuracy disturbs me.

ve - I'm going to find an mp3 file of that metallic metronome and put it on my player. That way I can listen to it anywhere at anytime!

Now that is why mp3 players were invented...

2010-02-22T11:24:05.886-06:00

Now that is why mp3 players were invented...

The Daniel Craig scene with the rope... while it w...

2010-02-22T10:17:52.956-06:00

The Daniel Craig scene with the rope... while it was a very effective,disturbing torture, I couldn't help but wonder? How did the guy develope such amazing accuracy swinging that big rope to the underside of that little chair? I mean, I bet it I tried that a hundred times, I would only hit the bullseye maybe once or twice, and he never missed. But then I realized that James Bond probably just has a super-duper sized scrotum.

I have no idea why my comment posted three times. ...

2010-02-22T09:10:15.908-06:00

I have no idea why my comment posted three times. My computer has been a complete ass for three days.

Next time bring your ear plugs. And ear muffs. And...

2010-02-22T08:58:12.772-06:00

Next time bring your ear plugs. And ear muffs. And headphones just to be on the safe side.

Oh, there won't BE a next time, will there?

I have a whole list of things like this. The one ...

2010-02-22T08:17:02.573-06:00

I have a whole list of things like this. The one that popped into mind while reading this was the field trip when the 4th graders decided to sing the 50 States song all the way back from the Iron Range. Fun bus trip.

I would not have lasted two hours. Probably after ...

2010-02-22T07:49:38.165-06:00

I would not have lasted two hours. Probably after two minutes I would be gazing at the exit in readiness.

Was there a reason why you had to actually sit there all that time? Couldn't you drop her off and pick her up in two hours?

roger - You're right of course. If anyone ever...

2010-02-22T07:01:14.725-06:00

roger - You're right of course. If anyone ever tried to sneak in and do something ne'er-do-well-ish, they would immediately turn themselves in screaming "I give up! - Just take me to a nice quite jail!"

ed - Yeah, I thought the rope thing looked pretty painful too. But still... I mean you had to be there.

kathy - This goes beyond our infamous "annoyance" posts. Waaayyyy beyond.

Brutal! You and me with our ears and sounds that b...

2010-02-22T05:09:16.709-06:00

Brutal! You and me with our ears and sounds that bother us. I would have given up my post after five minutes. They would have scolded me and then never asked me to chaperon again. Not a bad plan, actually.

Two hours??? Ugh.

I'm not sure--that knotty rope looked painful....

2010-02-22T05:04:21.992-06:00

I'm not sure--that knotty rope looked painful.

Though I must admit, my ears started ringing when I was reading this. Could just be my tinnitus.

My, how junior high school marching band has chang...

2010-02-21T22:51:45.972-06:00

My, how junior high school marching band has changed since I was there. I don't recall there ever being chaperoned during a practice.

Practice! Practice! You want me to, Practice?

I can only imagine the ne'er-do-wells that would infiltrate a drum line practice.

So, has your head stopped beating yet? :-)