Genius or insanity
This is real. Don’t ask me how you breathe. I still don’t know how. And I don’t nap, nor do I abide by naps, so this isn’t exactly a product…
A serious lack of air pressure
Clara’s grandfather taught her how to blow on dandelion fluff. She was not very good at it yet, but it made for an adorable photo.
The Moth: Help me tell my story
Regular readers of this blog may be aware my list of 2011 New Year’s resolutions. Resolution #14 reads: Participate in The Moth as a storyteller, at a live show or…
Shame on you, humanity
I lived through a time when cell phones were so new, so expensive and such status symbols that fake cell phones were bought by people who wanted to be able…
My life trajectory in Sesame Street terms
At first I loved Ernie because there was no Elmo to love and my brother was most definitely a Bert. My brother could have been the prototype for Bert. My brother…
Staying busy instead of sleeping
In addition to lying about a poopy diaper and calling for help from her various plastic friends, my daughter likes to spend the time in her crib wisely. Rather than…
Old school with a fever
When my daughter was an infant, it was not uncommon for her to fall asleep atop my wife. It happened almost every day at one point or another. But that…
Singular and centered
On Saturday night we celebrated the birthday of my wife’s Uncle Bob at a pizza place in the Berkshires. This painting, which stretched across much of the wall above our…
Resolution update: May 2011
1. Lose 23 pounds, bringing me down to my high school track and field weight. Down eleven pounds since the beginning of the year. Twelve to go. 2. Do at…
Disappointed that billions haven’t died?
More fallout from the failed Rapture: Expert Rapture predictor Harold Camping's public relations manager moved his family from California to Ohio a month before the supposed Rapture in order to…
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