How things change: Candy Cigarettes 9 May 2012 | 11:01 pm

Chocolate cigarettes were quite popular in the 80s… What a terrible idea!

Baby Says Yum: Breakfast Egg Paratha 5 May 2012 | 02:24 am

A Tortilla meets a Croissant… A paratha is a flaky unleavened flatbread from the Indian subcontinent. You’ve probably seen them at your favorite Indian restaurant. They can be eaten plain, or flav...

Don’t let the hanger set in! 25 Apr 2012 | 09:52 pm

Got home late from work to find a relatively barren fridge. I knew I was in trouble when I closed to fridge door, only to see pained look of despair in my wife’s eyes: hunger had clearly set in and sh...

That first ER visit: notes for next time 1 Mar 2012 | 02:27 am

With an adventurous toddler in the house, a visit to the ER is more of a “when” than an “if”. It was bound to happen at some point. The backstory As is often the case, the incident happened with nei...

Kiva.org: social impact for the whole family 20 Feb 2012 | 12:02 am

A few months ago I was introduced to Kiva. Kiva does a great job of summarizing what it does so I won’t try to paraphrase it: ”We are a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through...

How Things Change: Start Cola Earlier! 24 Aug 2011 | 11:57 pm

PASS: ERGObaby Performance Carrier Review 7 Aug 2011 | 08:47 pm

What? Another baby carrier? Having already written and raved about the Baby Bjorn (AWESOME: Baby Bjorn Baby Carrier Synergy Review), one must wonder why in the world we would need another baby car...

Foam Mats Health Risk: The Test Results Are In! 1 Aug 2011 | 05:33 pm

The results are in! On July 15, 2011, ANSES (the French agency charged with conducting the study) published its final  report and recommendations regarding the potential health risks of formamide ...

How Things Change: Beer Benefits Baby! 16 Jun 2011 | 05:16 am

My toddler has designed her own aromatherapy 24 Apr 2011 | 03:13 am

When I cook or go to the grocery store I like to make the munchkin smell the various ingredients, especially herbs and spices. So there we were at the grocery store yesterday doing some weekend grocer...