I generally don’t give a poop about the wrong-side-of-history beliefs spewed from those at the top of corporate monoliths; poultry or otherwise. We won’t be eating at Chick-fil-A, but not because of president Dan Cathy’s now-public stance against marriage equality. No, we won’t be dining at the red & white […]
The Mrs. reminded me today that sometimes you’ve gotta let your 5-year-old unravel half a spool of Scotch tape in the name of creative, independent play. Score one for unstructured, non-adult lead activities — at the cost of roughly $1.44.
We don’t have central air. I don’t want central air. It’s not that I dislike being cool, that’s not the problem. The issue is that I grew up in a temperature controlled home and as a kid became way too enamored with being hermetically sealed. The whole thing, like a […]
The Mrs. has offered to pen her first guest post for OWTK. All it took was a 6 year wait and a promise to rub her feet. Not a bad trade. Here she dishes on some ideas for occupying children on a loooooong road trip without using DVD players (shock!) […]
Surely there are worse things in the world; pink slime, Bratz dolls, and the thought of yet another Ice Age movie quickly come to mind. The Bear and Mouse both have become enamored with hotel fitness centers. Being inspired by an up-too-early, breathing-too-heavy dad is a curious thing. Yet they’ve […]
Here’s the scene: It is 75 degrees, sunny, and breezy. Assuming you’re not a crazed storm chaser or a gloomy Gus, this day equates to absolute perfection here in SE Pennsylvania. We haven’t been outside for a minute of it, not even a gulp of the fresh cool air has […]
An original post of mine is now running on The Good Men Project as part of their examination of the life of dads — all kinds — for Father’s Day weekend. My piece focuses on my unique at-home dad situation, one that affords me many opportunities to get away from […]
Aside from the day before Thanksgiving and the week preceding (or following) Christmas, the night before a road trip may be the single dumbest time to decide to eat better. Yet that is exactly what I am setting out to do as we embark on Summer Road Trip ’12. Because […]
