1. Well, the first ever, bona-fide Redmond family vacation is about over. Aaaaand, I’m exhausted.

2. It is a long way from the indestructibility of youth to the reality of being a parent of fragile children.

3. Protip: Listen to The Beatles.

4. Last night (on vacation) I interpreted “Love your neighbor as yourself” as going to get security after waking up at 1 AM so we could actually sleep at the expense of our neighbor’s drunken fun.

5. We are looking into medication to regulate my son’s addiction to Chex Mix.

6. The condo we stayed in may never be the same.

7. The smarts of liberals is always assumed and the dimwittedness of conservatives is a given. If you don’t believe this it is because you are a dimwitted conservative.

8. Speaking of politics, I support a constitutional amendment banning 10 AM check-out times.

9. Having cable for a few days reminds me why I hate TV – the shows and the commercials. Besides that, it’s great.

10. We need another word over against “vacation” to describe what you are doing when you have multiple kids and go somewhere.

1. On vacation and sometimes blogging feels like work..

2. The condo we are staying in is super nice and therefore not childproof. All eyes on need to be on deck.

3. I’m reading an Ann Coulter and there is no telling what I might say. (Before you freak out about this, remind yourself that you would not blink if I was reading a book by John Stewart or Bill Maher. People only freak out about conservatives, which proves the premise of the book I’m reading.)

4. We have cable! I’ve already watched Man V. Food and Triple D.

5. My wife is looking for pretty good and I don’t want to miss a moment.

6. I am distracted by the shrimp I made last night and the fish I will be eating tonight.

7. I need all the energy I can muster to build sandcastles.

8. I may need a nap at the juncture which would be the most natural time to blog.

9. Superdad cannot be bothered with such things.

10. I’m the king of fun and duty calls.