I’ve seen the future. It happened this past weekend. Date: Saturday, April 3 2010 Time: appr. 1:00pm (ET) Location: Rullofs Bar, College Ave, Ithaca NY There must’ve been an open house or some kind of prospective student event at Cornell University because in addition to the throngs of obvious college […]
Every year, the Bear has been home with me on April’s 1st Monday. Didn’t matter if she was enrolled in a daycare that we were paying for and it doesn’t matter now that she is in kindergarten The 1st Monday in April is a special day, far too special for […]
We’ve never walked down the bunny path. Never. Not once. That changes this year. The Bear, probably because of her kindergarten classmates, is excited for the arrival of the big fictional rabbit. She’s oblivious (thankfully) to the fact that Mr. Bunny has no clue who she is and has never […]
Just a few moments ago, I was sitting in the parking lot of my local fish monger waiting for their doors to open for the day. It’s crabmeat I was after, not an emotional episode. To kill the time, I scrolled through Facebook on my phone and found this link, […]
What ever happened to a box of crayons & a pad of paper, Invisible Ink books, Magna Doodles? Or, god forbid, family conversation. Do kids need to be numbed and pacified during every step of life – at home, in the car, at the restaurant, at baseball games (yes, I […]
The desire to see your kids smile and be joyous, it turns out, is a strong enough wish to crush a disdain for most anything. Take gymnastics and figure skating. While I respect the skill, commitment and determination needed to train, compete and succeed in those disciplines, I loath the […]
My inaugural personal finance post over at StopBuyingCrap.com (one of the best website names ever) was published today. Should be the 1st in a series of articles from me over there discussing the finances of being an at-home dad, teaching kids about money, philanthropy on a budget, traveling with kids […]
The process of adopting animals, and thus becoming a ZooParent at the Elmwood Park Zoo, was swift and painless, even with using a pile of checks to seal the deal financially. Say hi to the Bear’s Baby Elk: In addition to this lovely little lady, the Bear also became the […]
