tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post1976332339131178873..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: 4th of JulyGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-90075540674110268212012-12-29T17:40:45.998-05:002012-12-29T17:40:45.998-05:00Nearly half a century ago when I was about 15, my ...Nearly half a century ago when I was about 15, my uncle wanted to teach me to water ski. After a dozen tries, I was finally sking a few feet. And the buttons on the back of my swim suit top popped off, I let go of the tow rope and never tried againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73023240607191611562010-07-07T20:23:54.349-04:002010-07-07T20:23:54.349-04:00@Whitney: oh man, with a question like that you sh...@Whitney: oh man, with a question like that you shoulda just let him find out first hand that vaseline would cook him alive.Mugdhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126027586444558410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10072227449353827962010-07-07T14:32:10.917-04:002010-07-07T14:32:10.917-04:00Maybe it's just me, but that bikini-less scena...Maybe it's just me, but that bikini-less scenario is exactly why I would never wear a bikini to a waterpark. (Some of the more modern styles of two-pieces would work, but not the standard "tie it in the back" bikini.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11051512858147806092010-07-06T18:47:41.852-04:002010-07-06T18:47:41.852-04:00So how were her cans?So how were her cans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74174812008753403672010-07-05T13:29:53.330-04:002010-07-05T13:29:53.330-04:00Not responsible for sunburn? Then who can I blame ...Not responsible for sunburn? Then who can I blame for my poor choices in sun protection?? <br /><br />It sounds like you guys had a fun day - maybe I'll go to the water park on my next day off. <br /><br />Happy 4th of July!Mahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860979377398925052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11266792719223755152010-07-05T12:33:53.369-04:002010-07-05T12:33:53.369-04:00People definitely don't understand the propert...People definitely don't understand the properties of the sun. A few weeks ago, I drew the short straw and had to answer the phone call from the guy who "wants to know an alternative to sunscreen". After explaining the limited options to him, he told me --- "I was thinking I'd just smear myself all over with vasoline and wear my tank top outside today."Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856038031336087462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18150092923941130912010-07-05T11:47:28.573-04:002010-07-05T11:47:28.573-04:00mother- wash, rinse, repeat?mother- wash, rinse, repeat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-78526671395939047612010-07-05T10:31:58.972-04:002010-07-05T10:31:58.972-04:00I know it seems far, far away, but the day will co...I know it seems far, far away, but the day will come when you can drop all three off with a tube of sunscreen and go home.<br /><br />Of course, you would have missed the bikini top incident. But with all three gone, you and Nurse Grumpy might be able to make up for that.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69714611478259396542010-07-05T10:08:50.759-04:002010-07-05T10:08:50.759-04:00Thank heavens they haven't reached the moody s...Thank heavens they haven't reached the moody stage when they say they don't want to watch the fireworks, so the endless referee stage morphs into a different stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8476329560389419452010-07-05T09:53:47.484-04:002010-07-05T09:53:47.484-04:00Dr. G., your 4th sounds as iconic as Sinclair Lewi...Dr. G., your 4th sounds as iconic as Sinclair Lewis hamburger as the County Fair.<br />Thanks for a vicarious trip into nostalgia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72391705648234946812010-07-05T09:43:13.236-04:002010-07-05T09:43:13.236-04:00Ain't parenthood grand?Ain't parenthood grand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32786810392305682792010-07-05T01:01:16.231-04:002010-07-05T01:01:16.231-04:00The whining and bitching and moaning from my kids ...The whining and bitching and moaning from my kids would be the reason why I let my other relatives take my offspring to water parks. I can handle Disney. I can handle just about anything. But water parks plus potential sunburn plus drowning risk just skeeve me out more than I can possibly express.<br /><br />Unfortunately, my last childless relatives (my little sister and her husband) are now producing their own children, so looks like I'm either going to have to suck it up and let the kids drag me to Wet 'n' Wild, or listen to them moan for the next 10 years or so.<br /><br />A decade suddenly isn't sounding that long...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.com