Every once in awhile, I like to pretend we're a normal family. And when I'm in that kind of a mood, I like to plan activities for my family that I think normal families would enjoy. So last night, Zoey and I curled up on the couch to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. We weren't ten minutes into it before we had the following exchange:
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"This is boring."
This warmed my cold, cynical heart because I have always thought the exact same thing. The Charlie Brown specials are boring. They are preachy and plodding. They use words that are far too difficult for their target demographic.
And then there's Linus Van Pelt, the little boy who's capable of sucking all the fun out of a room with one of his five-minute monologues about the "true meaning" of this or that. You know Pig-Pen and some of the more questionable secondary characters would kick Linus' ass behind the gymnasium after school every day (when they weren't busy giving Schroeder wedgies).
So I'm done with you, Mr. Schulz. I'll never watch any of your It's Another Boring Holiday Special With Religious Overtones, Charlie Brown programs again. If loving you is normal, I'm happy where I am.
Song of the day: Sister Christian by Night Ranger
Good Grief
