where DOES the time go?

just taking a break.
throw a pillow in my face.
now it's time for bed....

kat.

thank you, christmas wife.
for dishes and fun and life.
let's play house some more....

christmas chuck.

i love christmas wife,
and my wee little munchkins,
and all the homies....

argh.

oh, everything.
why are you so difficult?
what's that all about?

ABC!

waiting for burgers.
shit be inside of my lungs.
my kids love letters....

quiet death.

wet moths do not work.
ruined by moist, kitty mouth.
flapping on the ground....

yucky.

i don't feel so good.
ready to get back in bed.
after tea and soup....

our house.

two kids on the floor.
scissors on the table top.
pebbles on my mind....

it's a animal.

it's not a leopard.
says the girl in the pink robe.
with the chipmunk voice....

tail end of a monday.

my ingrown toenail.
honey that makes me pass out.
jamrock, all cozy....

sunday! sunday! sunday!

candy ass boxers.
and real talk from real people.
healing gifts abound....

wiped out.

at the studio.
at the coloring table.
finally, in bed....

friday brainwaves.

jelly joker bath.
sneezing and screaming loudly.
observational....

what the shit is going on?

kitty on my lap.
the nightly news on my brain.
honey at my side....

i'm a dad.

hangin' out at home.
with all my little kiddos.
missin' my lady....

thanks, gang.

best birthday ever.
all kinds of cool heads showed up.
pinball for days, yo....

12.02.1979

waiting for my day.
it's right around the corner.
my, how exciting!

i love my elf hat.

christmas maximus.
it's all happening in here.
gaudy lights and all....

abc.

one cup of hot tea.
two sides of the same damn coin.
three kiddos at play....

dreamstate.

six years gone by fast.
love in the blink of an eye.
we're just holding hands....

whatever happened to saturday night?

one cup of green tea.
anniversary poem.
baked and book and bed....

eddie.

this is silliness.
one dude, totally blows it.
idiot man child....

can't make it any worse.

good guys and bad guys.
time for the women to rule.
let's see what happens....

59.

happy birthday, pops.
way to hold it together.
that ain't easy, dude....

they change colors, too.

glowing orb thingy.
i like how you smile at me.
even with no mouth....

park mishap.

our poor, little guy.
wrenched by mean, old monkey bars.
i love you, phoenix....

that's so mean.

no bitch monkeys, here.
no son of a guns, neither.
just occurring now....

nope.

just three minutes left.
not enough time for silly.
tapping on my chest....

whine bitch moan complain.

crick in my pillow.
frog in the back of my throat.
and something else, too....

monday.

open your pupils.
pull the pins out of your feet.
now jump thru the hoop....

stupid witch movie.

of course they made it.
what were they gonna do, fail?
this is the best part....

me and mine.

that's one sick woman,
three little bundles of argh,
and a pouncing cat....

patient, sly, and pretty as pie.

i got a woman.
the likes of which ain't been topped.
better than popcorn....

we on the one two with a mike in yer hand.

seems so obvious.
you've got all these great answers.
please sing them out loud....

what?

well, how about that?
the end of another day.
and me without my....

the grateful dad.

she's a real good mom.
makes sure our kids play outside.
and eat their veggies....

like with my mind.

this is a great life.
when all is said and done though,
i'd still rather fly....

our handful.

phoenix is reading.
nico is a little man.
wynter breaks my heart....

go nighnight.

eyes half closed and still.
when you wish upon a star.
dream psychology....

duh.

what the hell, buddy?
why can't you figure it out?
it ain't all that hard....

motorvation.

get the work done, boy.
it makes it all feel better.
and keeps you in shape!

excuses excuses.

absenteeism.
what happens when i am gone.
there is no haiku....

descriptive phraseology.

farts in the kitchen.
leftovers in tupperware.
half empty boxes....

find what speaks to you.

commercialism.
even out in the forest.
how weird is that, right?

no way not know how.

what am i to do?
the pieces just don't all fit.
oh, well. let's just see....

cataloguing our lifetime.

life lit by lanterns.
peeping, the shadow maker.
leering mummy cat....

no escape from the crazy.

one thing at a time.
why is the cat freaking out?
what is going on?

fun. natural fun.

crazy park children.
just doing what they do best.
letting off madness....

friday afternoon.

i didn't blow it.
talkin' bout the carnival.
halloween costumes....

i crave zzzzzzz.

one hell of a ride.
this crazy consciousness thing.
where do i get off?

foody food food.

hungry dinnertime.
ready for yummy goodness.
i could eat right now....

mom.

i'm glad that you're home.
we all missed you so damn much.
you're our favorite....

jam is his band name.

just a fuzzy cat.
sitting in his daddy's lap.
purring happily....

temper flares.

little miss meltdown.
doesn't want to feel okay.
she just wants to fuss....

dream girl in millbrae.

she's out there somewhere.
munching on an mlt.
mutton, nice and lean....

yard sale.

it's been a long day.
but it's all worth it, you know.
let's do it again....

absence makes the heart grow fonder.

missing my best friend.
she'll probably be home soon.
then i'll be alright....

labor day.

labored all day long.
inside my own sullen mind.
now i am all done....

let's get excited!

confusion and light.
stuck inside a friday night.
casual, but bright....

early friday morning.

dave for president.
and that is not getting old.
love your bow and butt....

battle los angeles.

the screen burns my eyes.
i'm trying not to rub them.
i will keep them closed....

but for that one little thing.

life could be a dream.
were i to stop freaking out.
perhaps someday soon....

absence of the healing creek.

we're back from the woods,
and i miss them terribly.
oh, for the return....

dick and jane in the woods.

let's go camping, gang.
let's go sleep inside a tent.
let's look at the stars....

today i an grateful for.

my hard working wife.
my three fabulous children.
my wee goofball cat....

as easy as....

one sick pussycat.
two parents who need a break.
three kiddos in bed....

schtuck.

anger management.
deep breaths are not helping me.
what am i to do?

purrfect.

cranky fuckin' guy.
thank ra for my lovely wife.
makes me feel better....

temper temper.

pulled on ivy strands.
felt the sweat on my forehead,
the heat on my brow....

rubbie lovies.

waking from falling.
trying to write down the words.
put me back to sleep....

magic man! magic man!

my life is magic.
recognition is the key.
that, and my best friend....

sweat sock.

all hot and bothered.
at the end of a long day.
can't seem to relax....

what a lovely weekend.

engagement chicken.
smoke drifting past my eyeballs.
cold feet, but content....

i'm not sure where we were.

sleeping on my face.
trying hard to remember.
opening my eyes....

s'good.

snuggle with the kids.
watching the star wars cartoon.
that's a good daddy....

just like in the beforetime.

shiny explosions.
hysterical parking lot.
now, calm and release....

nightcap.

waiting patiently.
for the kids to go to sleep.
then the fun begins....

creative visualization.

put the kids to bed.
close your eyes and make it work.
happens all the time....

reminiscing on a rainy day.

how do i love her?
can't even count all the ways.
ad infinitum....

hardly mundane.

slightly tight chested.
eager anticipation.
crested horizon....

summer days.

days go by faster.
then time slips by unnoticed.
i forget to blink....

i forgot.

sitting at the pool.
breezy, sandy, sunny day.
where is my anger?

de juju.

please stay here tonite.
oh, great universe. hear us.
for we are awesome....

you got it.

sitting on my arse.
waiting for the whistling.
smiling at my wife....

grandma maggie.

happy birthday, mom.
hope this year is ultra rad.
'cuz you deserve it....

vegetables and flowers.

we have a garden.
glorious and amazing.
thank you, everyone....

happiness is a fuzzy friend.

curious kitty.
pawing at my ripped up pants.
watch out for scissors....

weak week.

we're almost done here.
another manic monday.
wish it was sunday....

talkin' with their mouth full.

fuck those stupid guys.
with their heads stuck up their ass.
they don't know jack shit....

old sausage.

two eyes drifting off.
and one big pain in my neck.
itchy, slippered feet....

clever fellow.

say something special.
something meaningful and smart.
something wonderful....

empty contentment.

full off no dinner.
rested off of no night sleep.
drunk off of no wine....

sickly sweet.

dead baby sparrow.
honey on a butter knife.
two feet on the ground....

where were we before we came here?

drink my cup of tea.
sorry, i was nodding off.
what were you saying?

instructions.

put the kids to bed.
go and take a hot shower.
pass out on my face....

i don't know why.

can't seem to relax.
i've got those nervous kneecaps.
straight up chuck jones style....

raptured.

hey, whadda ya know.
just sixty seconds to go.
judgement day, yo ho!!

i t'ought i taw a puddy tat.

blue bird on the sill.
tapping on the window pane.
torturing my cat....

not unrelated.

wisp of the pilot.
biscuit dipped in chocolate.
pin behind my wing....

he works hard for it, honey.

kitty on my lap.
cozy and warm and sleeping.
now i can't get up....

sundaze.

thank you for my nap.
it made a huge difference.
thoughtful, lovely girl....

get it together, grouch.

no haiku all week.
i forgot to do payroll.
head is in the clouds....

thank you for my life.

mother's day wishes.
to the beach girl of my dreams.
curled up in the sun....

wheels and dirt.

what an awesome day.
i could pass out on my face.
feeling pretty good....

bruja chic.

oh, skittish kittish.
you are wonderful, my dear.
let go and be free....

in der nacht.

stretch for ten minutes.
then jump over a building.
running and howling....

nighty nite.

eyelids are closing.
i am drifting into sleep.
care to join me, love?

ungh.

heavy on the heart.
struggling to just stand up.
searching for freedom....

cure me, rhyme.

dry throat scratched with ick.
damn, i'm mother fucking sick.
tea should do the trick....

goodnite, mr. nightingale.

the strangest secret.
something i already knew.
just forgot to do....

oh, my aching feat.

well, there goes feaster.
i think we did a good job.
everybody....

meowzzzzzz.

my itchy eyeballs.
rubbed raw with hair from the cat.
wish only for sleep....

work is a four letter word.

and so here we are.
laughing hysterically.
with our hands cut off....

gosh, yer sweet.

i asleep falling.
consternation of my wife.
honey, i sorry....

hard work hurts so good.

my feet are aching.
and i need to stretch my back.
but i am smiling....

howzabout not?

it's a bit fuzzy.
appears to be drizzling.
when did that happen?

cleaning. it's not just for spring.

that's how it should go.
just a bit every day.
i can see it now....

learn to enjoy losing.

and there you have it.
one more work day down the drain.
my brain is screaming....

pollen or illness?

my throat is scratchy.
i could use a cup of tea.
and a nice cat nap....

a pace i can keep up with.

work in the garden.
go find a simple rhythm.
make light your burden....

i am most excited.

today is monday.
spring cleaning is on it's way.
are you excited?

just about done.

everyone is out.
except for me and jamrock.
we're just kickin' it....

slumped.

april evening.
falling out of my forehead.
waiting on the nite....

instant cure for all kid's ailments.

kiddos at the park.
swinging on the joy of youth.
zombie dad behind....

dum de dum dum dumb.

the wind is blowing.
it might as well be snowing.
my mind is going....

bleh.

i don't want to work.
don't want to be creative.
i just want to sleep....

welcome home.

i missed you, today.
your absence was tangible.
my heart was aching....

the choice is up to you.

now you must decide.
read a book or watch a film?
they both sound so nice....

con artist.

sistercon last nite.
wine and laughter and rack-o.
wondercon today....

charmed, i'm sure.

oh, my sleeping queen.
i love playing house with you.
here in paradise....

outside room 15.

sit in a standstill.
third grade all over again.
when will lunchtime end?

yer own. personal. jamrock.

dick lickin' lap cat.
soft, guttural kitty sighs.
paws for a moment....

early monday morning.

she just bit my hand.
and now she's cozying up.
warm breath on my neck....

i apologize.

i'm losing my grip.
internalizing the stress.
acting like a dick....

a pleasant rainy night.

lovely evening.
feeling a little better.
thanks for all the laughs....

lovely.

laying in my bed.
listening to the raindrops.
next to my best friend....

sleepyhead.

got to take a nap.
but now i am real tired.
how does that make sense?

eighth grade dance circle stylee.

my feet are aching.
my bones are getting sluggish.
boy, my girl can dance....

zzzzzzz.

sing a lullaby.
now the moon turns out it's lite.
dream sweet dreams for me....

damn it.

and now i'm concerned.
i was feeling better, too.
now what was that for?

know your kids.

oh, i believe it.
guess i'll eat your burrito.
daddy knows what's up....

make it stop.

fuck this fucking day.
hate the sound of my own voice.
i have a problem....

geez.

come back upstairs, please.
now where did i leave my cat?
wynter, put that down!

unblock me.

focus on the now.
and stop making the bad shape.
the glass is half full.....

stop knocking on my brain.

hello, monday night.
my growling stomach greets you.
now get the fuck out....

jimbo and bird.

my brothers are rad.
they are made up of awesome.
you cannot compare....

young 'uns.

kids grow up so fast.
it's hard to believe sometimes.
blink and you'll miss it....

we are cat people.

i love fuzzy cat.
making happy little sounds.
jamrock is our friend....

houdini.

all tied up in knots.
crazy little thing called love.
she is my escape....

the love of my life.

i'm gonna miss you.
miss doula extraordinaire.
go work your magic....

jamrock.

purring, fuzzy friend.
the best cat that ever was.
warm and soft and sweet....

crab claws.

okay, just calm down.
you have a genuine soul.
it'll be just fine....

well, i like to.

poor, sleepy phoenix.
hanging on the edge of sleep.
relax and let go....

and they're nowhere near as rough as mine were.

temper tantrum hell.
it's the curse of the smart kids.
whatcha gonna do?

someone has a licking problem.

be happy, jamrock.
stop trying to lick my arm.
just hang out, okay?

get it together, grouch.

my jack-assery.
it stops my creative flow.
it interrupts it....

tea's up.

sushi for dinner.
and the kids went down early.
what a lovely nite....

whatever happened to saturday nite?

kat does the lite brite.
and jamrock hogs the heater.
where has the time gone?

life, the universe, and everything.

figuring it out.
what i should do with my life.
one day at a time....

i hollered lordy, lordy have mercy on me.

fucking paper jam.
almost made me lose my mind.
just watch yourself, man....

at least that's what i heard.

kitty on my lap.
it's cold down in the garage.
the storm is coming....

have you SEEN my wife?

dear mr. cupid,
what if i already won?
can i just hang out?

getting late.

no way not know how.
feel sick inside my tummy.
i'll go brush my teeth....

sleepover recovery.

steady brain buzzing.
constant gnaw in my stomach.
must go to sleep soon....

we're following the leader.

boys at the movies.
hanging out in the top row.
feelin' pretty cool....

jump to the rhythm. jump jump to the rhythm. jump.

blink and you'll miss it.
the answer to your problems.
'cuz it isn't real....

we love you, nico.

this guy is so cool.
he's the bestest big brother.
happy birthday, kid....

nico's bed.

lying in the dark.
listening to quiet breaths.
somber and barefoot....

cleaning house.

threw them in my truck.
unceremoniously.
pieces of my past....

killing is dumb.

this is really lame.
the whole murderous, death thing.
i mean, what the hell!!?

be not afraid.

this is not easy.
hoodwinking the universe.
but it's possible....

around the corner from four hundred.

it's a haiku day.
everyone really stepped up.
but i'm the main dude....

hewlp you?

the empire strikes back.
in n out animal style.
seevers saturday....

here, take the wheel.

i can make her laugh.
three hundred ninety-six times.
for i am snarky....

i think the stress is starting to get to me.

get it together.
it isn't all that hard, dude.
follow instructions....

vegan chocolate chip yummers.

too many cookies.
but they're really, really good.
what a temptation....

strong finish.

must write a haiku.
almost at four hundred now.
titties and ice cream!

something new

one two three four five.
is there anyone in there?
is this thing working?

pounding ouch gross.

can't get my work done.
'cuz i've got a bad brainstem.
need a replacement....

she has a classic beauty.

i've got this woman.
she tempts the devil himself.
smart as a whip, too....

fell asleep with pepper in my teeth.

a midnite salad.
transvestite comedian.
and good company....

bedtime stories for the kiddos.

two pumpkin sisters.
geraldine and josephine.
oh, sam the pumpkin....

two cursed good lost lines.

what was that one bit?
damn, i had it on the plane.
better luck, tuesday....

honk shoo.

bleary eyes nodding.
winkin' blinkin' and plodding.
dreamscapes a'trodding....

'cuz it's so important, right?

T G I F, eh?
assigned calendar value.
with no end in sight....

sturdy.

the stars in the sky.
my heart, beating in my chest.
the ground underfoot....

phoenix was a baby tiger.

lying in my bed.
waiting for thursday to come.
my eyes are burning....

do you believe, or do you make believe?

alright, let's go then.
follow the yellow brick road.
laying down footsteps....

waiting here in limbo.

then that should do it.
take it apart step by step.
dream inside a dream....

do not pass go do not collect 200 dollars.

just me and jamrock.
i think i might be asleep.
this one's for you, kid....

hey, i just work here.

insurmountable.
trials and tribulations.
give a guy a break....

nature and nurture.

you say what you like.
some people are just plain dumb.
they don't have a choice....

that's yer brain!

fuzzy in my brain.
like a wee caterpillar.
munching on a leaf....

consider yourself warned universe....

hey, it's a new year.
we will now be kicking ass.
you better look out!