Portrait of the Daughter as A First Grader 19 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm

She’s very excited. I’m very old.

I Should Have Just Given Her Some Money to See What Would Happen 25 Jul 2013 | 09:15 pm

Erin has been participating in summer camps for most of the summer. Emily drops her off in the morning, then I pick her up in the afternoon and take her with me to get Adrian from his year-round presc...

The Night I Got to Second Base With Joss Whedon 24 Jul 2013 | 08:28 am

I met Joss Whedon at San Diego Comic-Con. I didn’t expect to meet anybody, much less this anybody. As it turned out, I spent a lot of time in San Diego with “just be cool, man” running through my hea...

A Week In Paradise 19 Jul 2013 | 11:14 pm

It’s time once again for “Backpacking Dad Makes You Look At His Vacation Photos”. You love these posts and you wish I would do more of them? Oh, alright then. We just spent a week in Hawaii with the ...

I Got A New Job Today 28 Jun 2013 | 08:48 am

I’m a Tooth Fairy.

A Meatless Meatloaf Recipe So Perfect, It Will Fool Even the Most Carnivorous of Carnivores 27 Jun 2013 | 05:48 am

There’s no shortage of meatless meat recipes on the Internet. But if you ask any committed carnivore, they will tell you that no matter how much quinoa or rolled oats you put into a dish, they will ne...

No Pictures, Please. Sk8tr Grrl At Work 13 Jun 2013 | 07:14 am

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Part Whatever) 12 Jun 2013 | 11:56 pm

We’re in the middle of Erin’s first post-kindergarten week. This is also a week she is not in one of the many summer camps she’s signed up for this year. This is also a week I’m not feeling at my best...

Catching Up (With Photos) 11 Jun 2013 | 07:13 am

On a recent trip to Gilroy Gardens, Erin insisted on dressing “like Word Girl”. Word up. On a recent trip to the Hiller Aviation Museum, Erin insisted on sitting in the cockpit, like one of the Blue A...

Catching Up (No Photos) 11 Jun 2013 | 04:36 am

It’s been a busy few months around here. Birthdays, trips, solo-parenting stints, medical procedures, working, avoiding working, working again. I stopped blogging in the middle of recounting our road ...