Playing The Part

Guy: “Enjoying the party?”

Me: “Yeah, this is really…”

Guy: “Have you ever been asked to play a Viking in a movie or on TV? You could totally play a viking.”

Me: “Actually, friends send me lots of links of casting calls for…”

Guy: “You really look like a Viking. No offense.”

Me: “None taken, I totally embrace it.”

Guy: “You should have a TV show or something.”

Me: “I have a blog, Very Vocal Viking.”

Guy: “What? Seriously? That’s great.”

Me: “It’s not about Vikings though. Just funny things my kids say and my thoughts on life.”

Guy: “I’d read that.”

Dusty

Little Miss Thing, age 6: “We should get a gun in case robbers come.”

Wonderful Wife: “It’s more likely to have an accident with a gun than to defend your house with it.”

Me: “Plus we have a security system and three huge dogs.”

WW: “And we don’t have a bunch of cash or electronics or jewelry that robbers would even want.”

Me: “And we have insurance. We’ll just buy another TV if they steal it.”

LMT: “Yeah, our TV is getting kinda dusty.”

Me: “That’s the spirit.”