Since transitioning from working dad to stay at home dad to lazy dad at home alone with kids in school every day over the past 6+ years, the mid-week matinee movie has become a tradition unlike any other; The Masters without the Green Jackets, 4th of July celebrations without the […]
The Mouse, age 7, invented a superhero named Rainbow Warrior late last month. Her mind is a wheel that never stops spinning, even when it veers off into a ditch. Round and round and round it goes. She and I created her hero’s logo in Adobe Illustrator and then she […]
I’ve had enough. Even without ever having any of it, I’ve had enough of it. I’m a 6′ 4″, 270-pound guy who has never once been on either side of the cat calling equation. I have never had to hurry past a crowd of men out of fear for my […]
I was a participant in the Life of Dad #BedtimeBattle Twitter party last week for the Elo Pillow, a clever storytelling head pillow designed for young kids, to help keep them snug (emphasis on the words keep them) in their own bed while Clifford, Owl Moon, Curious George and other […]
We were there for the perrenial-6-months-late annual check-up for my oldest girl, the Bear, age 10. What? We forgot to schedule it around her March birthday one year and are, thanks to insurance company policy, doomed to be forever off-schedule. The Mouse, age 7, was there too of course, a […]
I’m one of the modern dads concerned about the sexist and misogynistic imagery in advertising and in pop culture at large. I worry about the accumulation of tiny sights and sounds as it relates to my daughters well being and, also, as they relate to how dads are perceived in society. […]
Do you like Billy Joel, Ben Folds and, also, the beeps and blips of modern pop music? Well boy o’ boy do I have a band and a new album for you to hear. I’ve long been a fan of Jukebox the Ghost, a District by way of Philly trio, […]
A quick bit of background here. The Schuylkill Tree Monkeys is an original poem that follows no known poetry format. Or maybe it does, I dunno. This crazy little poem should be read aloud in the style of a Dr. Seuss book. Making exaggerated arm motions is not only 100% okay, […]
