Standing Broom Only

In honor of one of the latest memes, we proudly present to you the following: a broom standing up by itself.

I think this is called "brooming" or something like that. I have no idea why it is important that half of our computerized society has to stand a broom up as such, but this is the power of socialized networks online. One day, we're all just doing our own thing, and the next, we're suddenly compelled to stand up brooms. It's the new "planking," yet another craze that sort of "sweeps" across the web - pardon the bad pun. Don't take any of this above as complaining - I think it is fun and zany. Yeah, pointless too. But people who think they are too smart or too good for any of this tend to do a lot of pointless things too. Bam!

Today was mostly a work day, although we did have our typical story in the morning on the way to school. Madison is committed to having Daddy make up a story each trip to town, and it is getting to the point where I've got to start being more prepared. Sometimes it isn't so easy to come up with a story on the spot. However, fortunately Madison is there to help out with some interjections. Lately, she's been obsessed with Easter eggs. Look carefully in the photos for today, and you'll see some of those eggs. I keep telling her one holiday at a time. What has been funny of late is that the story technically never ends. It's like a serial that continues from day to day. Madison always starts things out by saying, "You didn't finish the story!" And then Daddy has to work fast...

I now know how Homer wrote "The Odyssey." It all started out as this cute story he was telling his kids while taking them on the chariot to school one day. Next thing you know, his youngest one is saying the next day: "You didn't finish the story!"

So weeks later, he's got this epic tale. Right now, I've got a big jumbled mess of a story, but hey: at least we're having fun telling it. It is sort of like the broom craze: pointless, but fun!

You could say it was a "sweeping story."

"No longer will I sweep today for I am not your broom."

- They Might Be Giants