We Bogles know our way around a road trip. The buckled-up jaunt has become a bit of a calling card for our family over the past decade. Well planned in advance, at a moment’s notice, somewhere in between — we can roll with any type of four wheeled adventure. As […]
Seven sweats. Seven reeks. Seven is also pretty damn adorable. While I wrestle with the early onset adolescence of ten, I’ve been getting a big ol’ wiff of seven all. year. long. She smells like old gym socks at the end of every single school day, making daily showers mandatory. […]
The stone masonry work that formed the base of our relationship as adults began to turn to rubble years before I waved goodbye to our long time fantasy football league two seasons ago, but my retirement from the pretend sport I no longer loved was a proverbial jackhammer to whatever […]
Six and a half years ago when I left my white collar job for the sweatpants and pot and pans of the at-home life, I had a grand vision. Well, I had a few grand visions, the first of which was dashed on day one when I set up my […]
It came from nothing. Moments like these are typically brutal in their efficacy. She’d lost it at school and I’m guessing that ignited conversations which, following the usual path, stoked 5th grade doubts. It’s only natural and I’m not upset. I will not, however, seek confirmation of my theories here. […]
It’s a question our parents never had to field, because what child of the 80’s was clambering to carry around one of these bad boys? Awwwww yeah!! No one. That’s who. No 10-year-old in the history of ever could be heard begging for one of those clunky bricks. We couldn’t […]
“What would it take to gain acceptance, to the grounds behind your eyes.” — Conor Oberst “Artifact #1” Over the past decade, I’ve been able to easily hashtag her as #happy, #sad, #angry, #tired, #exuberant, and so on. She was the USA Today. A swift, easy read. Colorful and pleasant. […]
That’s it. I’m canceling Easter because my kids haven’t been eating their fruits and veggies lately. This’ll teach ’em. We’re going to make green bean casseroles and carrot soup and deliver them to homeless shelters as a lesson in what it means to eat healthy. Anderson Cooper, gimme a ring […]
