Confession time, I haven’t the foggiest idea what either of my daughters’ first words were. I’d like to think each kid blurted out a loud & proud “dada!” because, well, duh, but I’d only be guessing. “Emancipation”? “Hummus”? “Let’s Go Red Wings!”? Maaaaaaaybe, but no, probably not. Jimmy Fallon, the […]
Can you even imagine being a goose trying to write a parenting blog? This is the Ballad of a Goose Mom Blogger. “We’re so happy to welcome our five little furry bundles of joy into the world!! #Blessed” – 7:43 AM May 9, 2015 “The kids are doing so well! […]
Holy shit was I ever the most pretentious of assholes. It started when I was 17 and I got The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen for my birthday or for Christmas, I honestly cannot remember the occasion that brought forth the gift that would change my life forever. I think it was […]
If you’ve read any of my Skylanders coverage over the past few years, you might already know that our family’s gaming life is an all-in experience, a social one in the old-fashion sense, an activity that unites and never isolates. Even when the Mrs. and I aren’t in the weeds […]
Heard any good word banning stories lately? Ahem. In case you somehow missed it, earlier this week the new LeanIn.org and Sheryl Sandberg initiative, #BanBossy, was announced. It has caught the attention, and drawn the ire, of many. Should we be in the business of banning words? Any words at […]
I had been moved to tears on five separate occasions, and we were only 90 minutes into the 2-day conference. This was going to be one looooong-ass weekend. Deep, primal emotions were stirred in my (shrinking, but still large) 6’ 4” frame from the jump, without a single moment to […]
I was the over-sized cargo shorts in the back row, on the aisle. I was the Fidel Castro shirt-jacket, pressed up tightly against the wall, eyes closed, mouthing every word. I apologize for playing so much air bass guitar, and so flamboyantly. I couldn’t help myself. I was the shaggy […]
