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Bad Dad Jokes and Good Food

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  • Challenge Accepted
    It seems like only yesterday that I provided you with a challenge. Having Lucci’s John teach me Bocce ball made for a really pleasant day. The people that I’ve met along the way may have lost their stores or jobs, but they didn’t lose their hearts. We need more of that in this world.
  • A Challenge For You
    I’ve lost a lot of favorite shopping places over the years. I enjoy going to the market, and drive distances to go to local markets where they get to know me. So I challenge you to go into a store, joke with the clerk and find a connection.
  • Chasing the Dream
    I’m amazed that there are some sort of police pursuits every single day here in Los Angeles.  I mean Every. Single. Day.  Apparently, I’m not the only one bored with the chase. 
  • My Wife Told Me To Make An A** Of Myself
    I’m driving from Mom’s in the desert to our home by the sea. And, by some miracle, I’m actually earlier than usual today. So, I contact my wife for advice on what to do with my time. Her response was unexpected.
  • How Not To Choose Paint
    Our new neighbors (and us) are choosing White Paint. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS WHITE PAINT. We will spend “Six Seven” hours at the Big Orange looking at paint chips trying (and failing) to discern the real difference. We will be tired, We will be Hungry, We will write a book called “Agent Big Orange and the White Paint Chips.”
  • Jawing with ChatGPT
    I got the very stupid idea (like That’s a first) to see if ChatGPT could figure out the joke behind Jaws White Wine. It gave it a 93 rating. ChatGPT has absolutely no taste.
  • A Tourist In My Own Life
    Life can be a bit surprising. Never in it did I think that in my 60’s I’d be saying “I’m going back to school after summer break”, but here we are getting ready to do just that. It seems that history is repeating itself, if in a slightly different fashion. 
  • Crime and Punishment
    I read today that the U.S. Government is going to spare the life of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Instead, they plan on “Holding The Mayo”.  I wholeheartedly agree…..
  • A Whole Lotto Beer
    My wife and I are in Sonoma County. We love making this trip every year. My best advice to anyone visiting wine country is this – beer. This is the story of how we got 3 free beers from 3 different places in the same bar on the same day.
  • Designers Designing Designer Digs
    For those who are unfamiliar with the concept of a design house, a very expensive estate in Pasadena is overrun by something like 75 “Designers”. Each designer and their minions get a room (like you haven’t heard that one before) to “design”. Thus begins a brutal contest of one-upmanship to see who can fit the most “taste” into their room as measured in square inches. In the event of a tie, there is a mudwrestling match between the designers (note, back in 2020, Joanna Gaines pinned Big Ben in 10 seconds flat.)
About Larry

Larry Hersh began writing “The Weird Thoughts of a Surburban Dad: Life, Love and the Need for Good Food” as early as 1994. By 2013, his writing was regularly featured in his co-workers’ email inboxes and his daughter’s middle school binders. He writes to make the world a funnier place.

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