About Joe Cummings
Aquarius. Traveler. Gamer. Writer. A New Parent.
4 of these things are easy. One is not.
But the journey is that much better for the new people in my life. A life I want to share with others, to help them, maybe, to make them feel less alone, sure, to connect with the greater world, absolutely.
Breaking Bread Ok, so the boys love Denny’s. It’s safe comfort food. Plus, they get to choose stuff. They love to choose stuff. The funny thing is, though, they always choose the same thing with some very minor variations. … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, San Diego, Travel, Traveling with kids, writing
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Tagged denny's, discussions around the kitchen table, elephants, humor, humour, prettiest girl in the world, red lobster, supper with kids, Traveling with children
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Meeting the Mysterious Man There is a lot that I cannot talk about. National security could be compromised. Names have been changed. Locations disguised. I have signed secrecy agreements. But we finally were able to connect with agent Schmennis. Not … Continue reading →
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Tagged 5 children, canadian, delta force, humor, humour, merry-go-round, navy seal, ninja, prettiest girl in the world, schmennis, the oldest, the youngest, Traveling with children
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We’d found the place where they loaded the human cattle on to the tour bus. We chose to wait for another bus to arrive (to get a better seat), but it was so worth it. The boys got to be … Continue reading →
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Tagged bears, calvin and hobbs, humor, humour, hyenas, lions, monkeys, tigers, tigger, Traveling with children
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Animal Magnetism When in the zoo, see the animals. Here they are. The elephants I like. The Prettiest-girl-in-the-world is worried that one is just swaying side to side. She says that’s a bad sign. I think the elephants are ok. … Continue reading →
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Tagged bears, camels, capparbarras, diggy-diggy, elephants, honey badger, horses, humor, humour, lions, meerkats, Minecraft, monkeys, prettiest girl in the world, scorpions, tigers, wart hogs
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Originally posted on Journeys of the Fabulist:
Different things inspire different people to go on different holidays. In our case, it was a backpack, a refund, and some hoarded money. The refund was our flip-key deposit from our trip to…
The Zoo Rules Another adventure. More animals to see. The oldest declines to navigate us there. He’s had enough of navigating. Maybe for life. So the Prettiest-girl-in-the-world gets us there even though I take a wrong exit. I swear I took … Continue reading →
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Tagged george carlin, humor, humour, panda, prettiest girl in the world, skyride, zoo
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The Ride of Death Ok, it’s time. Time for the oldest to take a crack at navigation. He’s terrified. He fears we’ll get lost, run out of gas, that I’ll get mad, that he’ll not be able to understand the … Continue reading →
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Tagged denny's, driving, driving in san diego, freeways, GPS, humor, humour, navigating, prettiest girl in the world
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3 Days Left Early AM Damn mommy-hearing. The Prettiest-girl-in-the-world can hear her youngest gurgle in his sleep from three floors down. I suspect, if put to the test, she could hear one of them cough from the lobby four floors … Continue reading →
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Tagged being quiet, fighting in the car, humor, humour, iphone, iphone maps, mommy-hearing, navigation, prettiest girl in the world, Traveling with children
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The Manta, Wet Times and Atlantis Rides. Who goes to Seaworld for rides? Well, let me tell you, everyone should. The Manta is a full-on rollercoaster. The oldest HAD to go on it. He’s completely unafraid of those things. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged Atlantis, disneyland, getting wet, humor, humour, prettiest girl in the world, Shipwreck rapids, the Manta
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Cirque Du Dolphin Is it possible to bugger up a dolphin show? I would have thought, no, no it’s not. I mean, hey, dolphins are graceful, gentle, sublime, highly social, and seem to have a great sense of humour. Exactly … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1979 mustang, blue horizons, cirque du soleil, dolphins, humor, Jar Jar Binks, mustang, prettiest girl in the world, Seaworld
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About A Stepdad 