LARRYLAND

Bad Dad Jokes and Good Food

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  • The Bucket Game – Who Needs Cornhole?
    This is my first attempt at putting a non-specific yet detailed plan to create a Bucket Game that is better than Cornhole. It is smaller, lighter and can be played many different ways. The kids seemed to like it a the Carnival fundraiser. If you like this, then I can perhaps put more wood projects here.
  • You Gotta Roll With It
    When I was young, I was taught that a mitzvah was both a good deed and a responsibility, and that I should do one every day. It is something that I aspire to. I went to the beach to view the “Life Rolls On” surf event. What is awe-inspiring are the smiles.
  • TSA – YMCA!
    Well… You may recall my recent misadventure at the Long Beach Airport. I have struck again. Yes, I did the YMCA dance at the bag-drop with a TSA agent.
  • Father’s Day Role Models
    There is a great disturbance in the Force and in the card aisle – namely, that there are so many Star Wars cards for Father’s Day. For those of us hoping to show our dads we love them, our only options seem to be asking you for money, implying you suffer from IBS, or comparing you to the galaxy’s worst parental role models.
  • Larry the Fashionista
    In my “junior-senior” years (old enough to get discount movie tickets, but not Medicare), I have learned that I no longer care what I wear out in public. My wife, well, she is always well put-out (and tries to put me out, but I keep coming back). So, on a Saturday morning I decide to go into the ‘Bucks, in a t-shirt with holes and shorts that look like a reverse mullet. I nailed the look.
  • Fiddletowning Around – OH NO, Not Again!
    We’re in Fiddletown California, home of the world’s largest fiddle. You know what that means….. Travel Guide! This author has been disowned by the Fiddletown Preservation Society, the Sierra Club, The John Muir Association…. Well, you get the idea.
  • Thrown Together Tomatoes
    So, my wife told me that this is my “Top Chef” moment. Which is fitting, as we’re sitting at the top of a ridge in Fiddletown CA and I’m trying to be a chef (get it?) I think this would make a good side-dish, but for us it was a meal.
  • Lemon Potatoes
    Like all my recipes, this is more of a technique than a recipe. Boiling potatoes with lemon juice and seasonings infuses the potatoes and makes them quite tender.
  • An Easy Pork Roast With Onions
    Even before beef prices rose to levels that qualify for a home mortgage, I’ve always thought that more humble (meaning cheaper) cuts of meat can be more interesting. That Tomahawk Steak – nope, I see no reason. This recipe is not about the meat; it is in fact about the onions. I hope you enjoy.
  • Your Handy Travel Guide to North Myrtle Beach
    16 Palms to 16 Palmettos. Everything you did NOT want to know about your visit to North Myrtle Beach.
About Larry

Larry Hersh began writing “The Weird Thoughts of a Surburban Dad: Life, Love and the Need for Good Food” as early as 1994. By 2013, his writing was regularly featured in his co-workers’ email inboxes and his daughter’s middle school binders. He writes to make the world a funnier place.

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