From a recent Wall Street Journal piece entitled Are Dads the New Moms? : A recent U.S. Census Bureau report found that 32% of fathers with working wives routinely care…
It’s a boy! In case you haven’t heard, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday named Charles Wallace Dicks. Charlie was born at 3:09 PM. He is…
I had a third person inquire about hiring me as a professional best man this week. Unlike the first two, this potential client lives within the United States but on…
Barbara Walters had this to say about the recent TIME magazine cover: “This is such a guilt trip for working women.” Is it naïve of me to suggest that Barbara…
Here’s an idea I’m considering: Write a blog that examines the youth baseball culture in my town and/or neighboring towns, with specific emphasis on assessing and critiquing the coaching style…
My three-year old daughter, Clara, and her younger friend, Ella were playing upstairs while the adults were chatting downstairs. I was sitting at the top of the staircase, listening to…
I’m not sure where this bit of dialogue originates. I saw it posted on Twitter and immediately fell in love with it. It encapsulates an enormous part of my life…
I have always secretly hoped that someday we would discover that plants are just as sentient as animals, and as a result, all the ethical vegans of the world would…
As I kissed my daughter goodnight and exited the bedroom, my wife offered to sing her customary song before following me downstairs. “No, Mommy,” Clara said. “No song. Let’s talk.”…
Is it wrong for me to assume that anyone who is still using a tanning bed on a regular basis, after all the evidence linking tanning to skin cancer, is…
