Archive for January 2012
Sick of your date asking to split a dessert? I have the solution that will change your life forever. Seriously.
It’s a truth universally known that no man actually wants to share a dessert with his date. When it comes time to order dessert, it is quite common for a woman to suggest that the couple split a dessert. My wife does this all the time, and I agree to the arrangement, as do most…
Read MoreIt was a girl!
Today is my daughter’s third birthday. In my continued series of posts from Greetings Little One leading up to today,the first post written after my daughter was born, from inside the delivery room: ______________________________________________ Greetings Little One Welcome to the world, Clara Susan. I have so much to tell you about today, but for starters,…
Read MoreKind of surprised that I used the phrase “damn it” in a letter to my soon-to-be-born daughter
Today is my daughter’s third birthday. In my continued series of posts from Greetings Little One leading up to today, the last post written before my daughter was born, from inside the delivery room: ______________________________________________ It’s time This will be the last post before you are born, little one. Mommy is fully dilated and getting…
Read MoreGratitude journal: A ticket and a kaleidoscope
I forgot to write a gratitude journal last night, so this post will include things from yesterday and today. Yesterday, I was grateful for my Patriots season ticket, which I hung around my neck as I emptied my rental car and returned it to Enterprise. The woman at the counter saw the ticket dangling from…
Read More5 amazing fantastic things that I stupidly misjudged or prejudged initially
In the spirit of admitting that you can be exceedingly stupid at times (a quality I wish more people possessed), here is a list of five things I initially misjudged or prejudged incorrectly. 1. “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me”: My wife insisted that I would love this NPR program for years, but I refused to…
Read MoreCautionary Tale unnecessary
In my continued series of posts from Greetings Little One leading up to my daughter’s third birthday tomorrow, a post from January 17, 2009. It should be noted that in Clara’s three years of life, she has put exactly one item into her mouth that was not food. Despite my genetic contribution, we somehow have…
Read MoreYou should not compare your wife to an elephant, regardless of the context
In my continued series of posts from Greetings Little One leading up to my daughter’s third birthday, a post from January 22, 2009: ______________________________________________ Faux pas Yesterday, in an effort to make Mommy feel better about the trials of her pregnancy, I told her that an elephant is pregnant for two years before delivering, so…
Read MoreA nightmare involving crystal meth, the New England Patriots and Mandy Patinkin
My daughter is infatuated with The Wonder Pets, a show that features three singing animal superheroes of sorts who work together to save other animals and storybook characters who in trouble. “There’s an animal in trouble, Daddy!” is one of Clara’s constant refrains. Mandy Patinkin, the Broadway and television actor and singer, inexplicably guest starred…
Read MoreGratitude journal: Patriots
Tonight I am grateful for the New England Patriots, who are once again heading to the Super Bowl after an emotionally draining game in Foxboro today. More than six hours after the game ended, I am finally home and still on edge. It was an exciting game, but give me a blow out any day.…
Read MoreIt’s the Year of the Dragon, which is a hell of a lot better than the year of the rat or the rooster
According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Dragon. I’m glad. Other options include the rat, dog, ox, pig, rooster and a host of other unimpressive, rather ordinary animals. The tiger isn’t bad, I guess, but it isn’t exactly a dragon. I don’t understand how the Chinese zodiac is comprised of eleven…
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