Stupid Fun

Silliness is undervalued -- this I hold as one of life's sad truths.

And so, I dedicate space to the pursuit of stupid fun. Granted, being around children between the ages of 2 and 15 (No! They are are mostly other people's children!) is an excuse for engaging in stupid fun -- but really, to fully enjoy it you have to embrace stupid fun as your own.

Suggestion #1
Pumpkin Rolling.
We kept one pumpkin uncarved this Halloween and the bugger stayed pretty untainted through Thanksgiving. Then we got the idea to roll it down the hill on our street. This proved to be so fun that we decided to make ramps out of fire wood and see if we could catch some air with the thing. Of course, it eventually cracked, which sent us into the second round: chucking pumpkin goop at trees. This prompted the plan to purchase a large specimen next year, for this purpose alone.