Jul 15 - 21

I always wanted to learn American sign language but never really had a need for it. Well, that has changed. You see, my wife and I can no longer seem to have a normal conversation. Having a normal conversation does not require reading lips but it does require hearing the words spoken before you converse back. With drums producing noise at decibel levels beyond comprehension, verbal conversations are now like flip phones, a thing of the past.

Jul 8 - 14

These earthquakes are disturbing. When I worked for Perko’s in the ’70s, I worked in the bay area and I got the misfortune of going through a series of them. One night just as I was going to bed an aftershock hit and without any other noise to cover up its sounds I found it to be the most frightening thing I have ever experienced.

If you search online you can listen to earthquakes from all over the world. However, I find none of these sounds as frightening as being in the same house as my son when he is beating on his newest drum set. After realizing how I messed up last week I bought my son a kid set, but my WIFE went out and got him a FULL-SIZE drum set with all the attachments. If I had a choice I would take the fear of earthquakes over the total insanity of drums.

Jul 1 - 7

I hate derogatory words and the word dumb is just one of those words. It actually means someone who is temporarily unable to speak, but most people use it to refer to someone who lacks any bit of intelligence. Well, unfortunately, it refers to me too well and for 2 reasons. One, because I broke down and ordered my son some drums again. He knows that after 3 days of lobbying I will break down. Two, because when he brought me the Amazon page for a mini drum set, I didn’t pay attention. After I ordered them my wife asked me how miniature they were so I looked them up. They were 8 inches by six inches. Do you think the word dumb is maybe too flattering?