Monday 8:00 -10:00: Stranger Things – Dad parks himself on a downtown bench and yells things at strangers. 10:00 -11:00: Game of Thrones – Contestants must guess how long Dad will be in the bathroom based on the reading material he takes with him and whether he had tacos for lunch. Technically, the winner is the one to guess closest without going over, but nobody ever goes over. Tuesday 8:00 -9:00: Doctor Who – Dad loudly denounces medical experts he doesn’t agree with on the grounds that he’s never heard of them. 9:00 - 11:00: The Good Place – Dad waxes eloquent about, and from, his leather La-Z-Boy recliner…
Author: Mike Range
Mike Range
Mike lives in northeast Ohio and tries to write funny things to distract himself from being a Browns fan. Laugh at his plight on Twitter @movieleaguemike.
We shoved fried baloney sandwiches into our mouths and stared at the TV, where the residents of Bucolic Falls were living their best lives in the Hallmark Channel classic It Turns Out Life Was My Dream Job All Along So I Guess I Just Finished a Forty-Year Internship. We, on the other hand, were wiping cheap lunch meat grease from our chins. I’d had enough. As the credits rolled, I jumped up from the couch and announced that this family – like main character Macalister (Mac) Macmillian – was going to start passionately living each day like it was our last.…