A teacher’s memory of 9/11
The following is a piece I wrote on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack on our country. __________________________________________________________________ I was teaching my third graders when my classroom phone rang…
This is not a nap
It was naptime, and Clara was in her crib. But as you can hear, this isn’t even close to sleep. It is, however, incredibly cute.
The boy apparently loves patty-cake
While I am consumed by parental bias, I happen to think that this is just about the greatest 30 seconds of video ever recorded.
Brace yourself.
This video is not for the feint of heart. I won’t spoil it by telling you how it ends, but it is more nail-biting and intense than your average Hollywood…
Unrequited love
Unrequited love is usually sad. Possibly tragic. But this looks downright terrifying.
So much nuance in just 30 seconds of bigotry
This anti-Obama, anti-gay marriage ad is fascinating. First, despite the enormous amount of money that Super PACs are pouring into the campaign, they apparently cannot afford professional actors or writers.…
My boyhood adventure land
One of my favorite moments of this past summer was the chance to visit Yawgoog Scout Reservation with an old friend and former Boy Scout. I spent many of my…
The many faces of Charlie
My wife takes these series of photographs of our son that I adore. Until I had children, I had no idea how expressive a baby’s face could be.
The Internet makes it a very small world
Yesterday I wrote about Erin DiMeglio, the first girl to play quarterback in a Florida high school football game. Uncertain about how I would react if my daughter asked to…
Amazing or amazingly awful?
I’m not sure whether this man is a great father or an attention-seeking lunatic.
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