Smart or dumb. Strong or weak. Brains or brawn. We’re often reduced to an easily labeled and picked-apart thing regardless of how complex an individual we may be, tending to get compartmentalized by a single trait or personality quirk. It’s the product of the sound byte world in which we […]
Is there anyone on teh internets better to sum up the emotional tumult of a father & daughter’s inaugural back to school season than Jeff Giles of Dadnabbit? I’m sayin’ no. You’ve gotta give this 5 minutes of your time this weekend.
After I spoke at the NBC 10 Blogging 101 event last night, I remained in the city for a very good reason: MyNameIsJohnMichael, a 7-piece rock-n-roll outfit from the Big Easy was in town! Yeah, I grabbed myself some Lorenzo’s pizza too but that was just a bonus. Having been […]
Yeah, yeah. So it might be narcissistic of her but the Bear’s new favorite pre-bedtime ritual is hearing me read aloud from the book I am writing about, well, her. And her sister. You see, I offer something Steig, Sendak, Yolen, and Krosoczka don’t and can’t. Sure, they’ve got talent […]
The Bear isn’t a buyer. She’s a packer most days but once a month (or so) when the cafeteria calendar promises an intersection of healthy and fun, she gets to punch in her PIN and be served by the lunch lady. I’m pleased with this month’s selections, they show some […]
How’s that for a misleading and thoroughly confusing post title? Instead of trying desperately to ascertain just what in the hell I’m mean by it, jump on over to Mommy Poppins to read my preview of this Sunday’s free Trout Fishing in America performance at Symphony Space in New York […]
I drove roughly 9 hours in a 36 hour span and would do it all over again today if I could make a carbon copy of the experiences we had at Yellowstock with Gustafer Yellowgold, Rachel Loshak and the Okee Dokee Brothers on Saturday, and then with the Dirty Sock […]
