This was, to put it both bluntly and succinctly, designed specifically to right a wrong. That the Meelick House, an elegantly rustic stone coach rental home set on a rural patch of electric green in County Clare, came to represent such…let’s call it a kind of cognitive dissonance in our lives, […]
Thank you Amnesty International USA for sponsoring this post. A few nights ago, while dreaming of a relaxing winter weekend spent decorating the majestic 8-foot Douglas fir you and your kids thoughtfully selected then tied to the roof of your car and crossed-fingers it would still be up there by […]
Thank you to this month’s podcast sponsor, A DREAM IS A WISH: HOLIDAY PRINCESS CONCERT! If you are in, nearby, or if you’re planning a Christmastime visit to Philadelphia with your family, please check out the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s special one-performance production of A DREAM IS A WISH: PRINCESS HOLIDAY […]
One year ago today I woke up and decided to give up my two favorite foods: bread and cereal. Just like that, poof, no more bread and no more cereal. Cold turkey a few days after Turkey Day. I had been trying to lose weight again and again with varying […]
The only point of clocks and maps The only point of looking back Is to see how far we’ve come It was a Thursday night. Not too chilly, not too warm. It was, simply put, a perfect mid-November night in Philly. Parking was still easy to find in the neighborhood […]
They’ve already downloaded the entire new season of Project MC2. I mean, that was a given. They are both 110% in on that campy girl power Netflix original show, now into its 6th season. Let’s see, what else has gobbled up the gigabytes on our iPad Pro as they prep […]
I was never a Boy Scout but you might confuse me for one because I. Am. On. It. This traveling dad is organized and orderly. I don’t forget anything (except lip balm, every single time, see below). Basically, I have my shit pretty well together. If only I learned how […]
The new Alphabet Rockers album Rise Shine #Woke is the album families need, arriving at the exact moment we need it the most. Maybe you missed the video for “Shine” f/ the vocal talents of Choo Choo Soul’s Genevieve Goings, but you shouldn’t miss this one. This is Hip Hop […]
