October 2018 Haiku
October 1 (Monday)
Wrote blog post for work
Corporate DumbFunnery time!
(i.e. a dull post)
October 2 (Tuesday)
Cream and sugar day
Because work coffee is gross
And sugar helps all
October 3 (Wednesday)
Wife and kid leaving
They’re seeing fam in Houston
What will dad do?! Hmm.
October 4 (Thursday)
Zany no kid night!
Did second kayak hangar
Garage, you look gooooood
October 5 (Friday)
Zany no kid night!
Bought myself an absurd gift
It’s Lego time, friends
October 6 (Saturday)
Worked out and ate out
The solo time has been nice …
But missing wife, son
October 7 (Sunday)
Wife and kid returned!
Son saw me, squawked with joy! Then …
Same joy for some car
October 8 (Monday)
Why politicians?
Because we need life to be
More disappointing
October 9 (Tuesday)
I slept through the night!!
(In a pre-fatherhood world
This wouldn’t be news)
October 10 (Wednesday)
Health screening at work
How am I such a baby
Over a pin prick
October 11 (Thursday)
Slouching, put feet up …
And then fell out of my chair
My team’s quite impressed
#graceful
October 12 (Friday)
Afternoon with son
Played in the leaves together
Fun fall memories
October 13 (Saturday)
Son’s starting to climb
Fun to watch but oh, the fear
What new trouble’s this
October 14 (Sunday)
Played in snow today!
Got to watch the munchkin crawl
And sink into snow
October 15 (Monday)
Post work walk with fam
Son says ‘gah’ (or ‘cah’?) at cars!
Does he know that word?!
October 16 (Tuesday)
Son’s going down stairs!
He loves it, too. Climbs up stairs …
Just to go down them
October 17 (Wednesday)
Customer problem
Pft, who wrote this code any …
Ah. Shoot. Wait. My bad.
October 18 (Thursday)
I’ve been working out
Now I can make my pecs move
(And hark! I have pecs!)
October 19 (Friday)
Dreamt about some code
It’s been one of those weeks, friends
So glad it’s Friday
October 20 (Saturday)
Pumpkin patch with kid
Goal: beauty fall pics … Instead:
Squinting at sun
October 21 (Sunday)
Peek-a-boo season
Covers one eye while staring
Almost, kid, almost
October 22 (Monday)
Coming back to work
Without a clue what to try
Oh hi, tough problem
October 23 (Tuesday)
Tree in the front yard
Laughs every time a leaf falls
(Raking is futile)
October 24 (Wednesday)
Windy day today
In my yard yelling at leaves
YOU … SHALL … NOT … PASS … please
October 25 (Thursday)
In public restroom
You ever tempted to shout
“Make me proud you guys!!!”
October 26 (Friday)
Mom’s on a fun trip
It’s kiddo and pops this weekend!
First step: matching tats
October 27 (Saturday)
Today’s fun includes …
Swim lessons, Halloween thing
Red Dead after bed
October 28 (Sunday)
Mom comes home today
Fun stretch of dad and son time
Now to just … Sit. Still.
October 29 (Monday)
Another Monday …
But wait, no! Today! I’ll be …!
Eh, maybe next week
October 30 (Tuesday)
Son woke too early
Dad goes swimming, comes back home
Snooze/cuddle with son
October 31 (Wednesday)
My son’s an ewok
An adorable little
Empire crusher
