Ice cream is always, always awesome. So is a dark chocolate truffle. Filet Mignon with sauce Bearnaise rarely disappoints me. Parenthood? The same cannot be said of you. The bullshit drama of bath times, the frustration of more chewed toothbrush bristles, and spilling-over messes-of-everything-not-nailed-down makes me wish sometimes to be […]
I don’t think I’m a glass is half full kind of guy. Nor am I the pessimistic opposite. I believe that if we at least have a glass, I can and will find something to fill it up with that will satisfy. ********* I thought I’d found thee silver lining […]
Unmemorable school papers, broken down boxes of Rice Chex, rinsed-out jars of mayonnaise; they’re all curbside come Tuesday morning, ready to be reborn. ********** Each year, at a point coinciding with leaves cascading downward and temps dipping below AARP membership age, I stroll into my local Target. This is not […]
We are back from holiday and I am back giving you more of what you may or may not want here on OWTK. Hooray for the internet, for stupidity (I’ll explain), for still-warm baguettes priced under 1 EURO, and for the socialism that makes that last one possible! My hiatus […]
Here’s the short version: I’m taking a break from all most things internet. See you in a couple of months. In the meantime, you should know that there are some brilliant albums coming out for families young and old. Most notable of these are: The Okee Dokee Brothers “Can You […]
In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, Lloyd Miller of the great kindie band The Deedle Deedle Dees has recorded not one, but a pair of Happy Birthday YouTube videos for my oldest daughter who became no-longer-seven today. The Bear turned 8, specifically, at 12:14pm (ET) this afternoon. I […]
The parting shot on the final page of this, the official The Lorax movie themed doodle book, asks children to “Draw yourself doing something to help the Earth”. Something like, say, not blowing $6 on a fucking doodle book that Random House didn’t even have the common sense or decency […]
What do we know about kids and their clothing? They grow out of stuff in the blink of an eye. They get their threads incredibly dirty. They want to wear only their favorite ensembles. With these facts in mind, here’s my quick & easy kid clothing strategy going forward: Buy […]
