It’s best, even if you don’t have a spontaneous bone in your body, not to over-think these kinds of things. Decide and go. Hit a few talking points, cross fingers, conjure the faith you need, and move forward with grace and confidence into the great unknown. We were just around […]
During Spring Break 2015, this 7-year-old decided she wanted to learn how to ride a bike sans training wheels. I’d like to say I played some essential role with this brief lesson, but really, I was just keeping her steady by gently holding her sides and running as she pedaled, […]
This post is brought to you by Mott’s and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. I mean, who really has time for a shower these days? Amirite, ladies?! [crickets] In a pinch, we dads know a damp washcloth and a dab of shower gel tidies up most all the […]
I’d gladly trade Columbus Day, a player to be named later, and cash considerations for it. Columbus Day’s GM, however, won’t return any of my calls. Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is, in my book, and properly should be all-official-like, a national freaking holiday. The red, white & blue bunting, […]
How’s about a special edition of the podcast, one featuring 14 songs from bands I met at Kindiecomm 2015 in Philadelphia last month! I’ve been a bit down on some of the new music being released for kids and families by some of the newcomers to the scene but I […]
I took about 30 photos last night for my new PBS Parents post, a little activity that takes all of the shoes left out in spring — the boots, sneakers, boat shoes and flip-flops — and makes something fun and educational out of ’em. I didn’t use this photograph, of […]
I have a complicated relationship with donuts. And by complicated, I mean abusive. For example, I never knew chocolate frosted cake donuts could, legally, file a restraining order. Listen, I’ve never had a sip of alcohol — not a single beer — and I’ve never smoked a cigarette. I’m also […]
For those, like us, who’d never been to the Big Island of Hawaii before and who, like us, had a very specific and extremely idyllic flowery vision of what Hawaii would look like upon arrival, the drive from Kona’s outdoor airport to The Fairmount Orchid can be more than a […]
