Archive for the ‘Musings on Parenting’ Category
The At-Home Dad Chronicles: Solicitors
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In most every conceivable way, ’tis better to spend one’s weekdays at home than at a job.
There is, however, one class of people who conspire to make the above statement false. The evil, pamphlet pushing, sales talking, won’t...
May 21st, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
The Cake Boss Can Rest Easy Tonight
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We are throwing a very loosely-conceived castle party for the Mouse in a few weekends. This wickedly cool wizard castle moonbounce will be inflated in our backyard, pb&j sandwiches will be cut into the shapes of crowns, and the birthday...
May 20th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
Product Review: Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide
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I got me some teeth issues. Not traveling carnival-quality teeth issues, but issues nonetheless. This matter has been discussed before here. Try as I might, and I do twice daily, the teeths they end up yellow in spots. I’d need a dental...
May 19th, 2012 | Dad Central, Musings on Parenting | Read More
The At-Home Dad Chronicles: Calling Out Sick
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You probably think it’s damn near impossible for an at-home dad to call out of work sick. It is the one job that doesn’t afford such luxuries, you might say. You’d be wrong.
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The Mouse already spends her Tuesdays...
May 18th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
Wisps of Hair and Dark Chocolate Truffles
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Ice cream is always, always awesome. So is a dark chocolate truffle. Filet Mignon with sauce Bearnaise rarely disappoints me.
Parenthood? The same cannot be said of you.
The bullshit drama of bath times, the frustration of more chewed toothbrush...
May 16th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
On Silver Linings
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I don’t think I’m a glass is half full kind of guy. Nor am I the pessimistic opposite. I believe that if we at least have a glass, I can and will find something to fill it up with that will satisfy.
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I thought I’d...
May 10th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
Sweat Skirts (or My Daughters Are The Size of My Legs)
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Unmemorable school papers, broken down boxes of Rice Chex, rinsed-out jars of mayonnaise; they’re all curbside come Tuesday morning, ready to be reborn.
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Each year, at a point coinciding with leaves cascading downward and temps...
May 8th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
The Funnest Thing Ever Said
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We’re driving away from Paris, half way to Toulouse where we’d sleep before passing up, over, and through the Pyrenees & Andorra, as we hustled back to Barcelona to fly home. I glanced behind me to check on the kids only...
May 3rd, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
Away No More!
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We are back from holiday and I am back giving you more of what you may or may not want here on OWTK. Hooray for the internet, for stupidity (I’ll explain), for still-warm baguettes priced under 1 EURO, and for the socialism that makes...
April 24th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More
An Announcement
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Here’s the short version: I’m taking a break from all most things internet. See you in a couple of months.
In the meantime, you should know that there are some brilliant albums coming out for families young and old. Most notable...
March 27th, 2012 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

