The following are thoughts that go through a family man's head when he hears someone say "uh-oh": 

*Something needs fixing

*A cookie or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is stuck in the VCR or DVD player

*The "Godfather" DVD trilogy is in danger

*There's not enough money to pay the bills

*Homeowners association doesn't like the landscaping and will issue fines if it's not fixed

*IRS wants more money this year than last

*The potty-trained kid had another accident

*The Dodgers lost another baseball game

*The neighbor's cat left another package on the front lawn

*The kid wants to watch "Toy Story" again

Reasons for a family man to say "uh-oh":

*The wife wants to go shopping again

*The kid has been quiet for too long

*The kid's naptime is almost over

*Your naptime is almost over

*You just spent more than $100 to get into Disneyland and you find out that "Pirates of the Caribbean" is closed for the day

*You wreck another pair of pants and you can't put off clothes shopping any longer

*You get hungry at Dodger Stadium and the $4 in your pocket won't even buy you a bag of peanuts

Reasons for a family man's wife to say "uh-oh":

*We're at Dodger Stadium and I tell her I'm hungry

*I start quoting "The Godfather" movies and I head toward the DVD collection

*Someone tells me they don't like "The Godfather" movies

*I tell her I'm writing a letter to the homeowners association regarding their unsatisfactory landscaping notice

*Martin Scorsese doesn't win the Oscar for best director yet again (Marty will win it this year for "The Departed," right?)

*I ask her if she really liked that crystal bowl on the buffet

*I ask her if a new crystal bowl is that expensive

*I tell her I'm going clothes shopping alone

*I ask her to read my new column to see if I portrayed her in a good light

Reason for the neighbor's cat to say "uh-oh":

*I see the pesky animal leave another package on my front lawn.

E-mail Michael Picarella at pic@theacorn.com.