Ivy and Bean Make the Rules (Book 9) by Annie Barrows + Sophie Blackall Maybe it is because my girls are older than when we first read Book 8 (and, naturally, the previous seven) and, therefore, understand the social/sisterly dynamic of Ivy & Bean more than they ever could before. […]
I’ve got two kids in school now and something has drastically changed: there are twice as many pieces of paper entering my home and taking up residence on our many flat surfaces. Quick aside: I joked with a buddy once about how, if it were up to me, there would […]
Dad bloggers like to lambast brands for half-ass, stereotypical portraits of papas in TV commercials. I guess we’re finally get a steady taste of what it’s like to be a parent on television. It kinda tastes nasty. Women have been dealing with shitty on-screen mock-ups of themselves for years, especially […]
WIPEOUT for iPad/iPhone by Cooper McHatton There is a level of difficulty in Wipeout iOS that targets an older audience, but with that kind of finger-swiping challenge comes a whole other level of fun, making it one of the best new games on the App Store. Wipeout iOS involves playing […]
It might be hard to believe, what with all the new music that arrives ’round these parts every day, but we’ve been in a serious fresh-music rut lately. And by lately I mean the last 1/3 of a year or so. Aside from Randy Kaplan’s new one and Todd McHatton’s […]
The Mouse deserves a new room. She’s been living in the ‘nursery’ since, well, since she belonged in a nursery. She is now approaching 5 1/2. She is in kindergarten. It is beyond time. The Bear got new digs on her 3rd birthday, and the Paris-themed green & purple wallpaper […]
John Taylor aka TheDaddyYoDude is going to kick cancer’s ass. That’s a god damn fact. But it is bad (is it ever good?) and he, his wife, and his kids (ages 5 and 3) needs help with expenses, which are mounting every day. I donated my last freelance writing fee. […]
ELSKA MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I’m no rabble-rouser. I don’t incite debates nor do I intentionally cause awkward situations, but holy hell do I love to witness them and, on occasion, throw myself into the uncomfortableness of it all. When a polarizing idea/person/project/situation comes to the forefront, I am not afraid […]
