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Good Mom (of Smartypants Kid) or Bad Mom? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:06 am
Nerds, we are. Mali is a smartypants, that's just a fact. But I don't think it's enough to be a smartypants and then be proud of that fact -- I think being smart and gathering facts without being cur...
Experiencing Alternate Reality, Broughtons-Style 19 Aug 2013 | 10:06 am
Imagine the luck of living in a world... Where you get to see humpback whales lunge-feeding and spouting. For nearly an hour. Where dolphins accompany you... ...nearly everywhere you go. Where the...
The Coolness of Being Thirteen 13 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
Thirteen is cool, says my eldest daughter Gisela, who should know. She says thirteen is when people take you seriously, because you're finally a teenager. Thirteen is different. It matters. You matter...
Leo Turns Our Car Into an iPad! 1 Aug 2013 | 03:42 am
We got a new minivan. Same minivan as the older minivan, so, still the perfect balance of convenience and whatever the feminine version of emasculation is. But this is a 2013 model, which means it com...
My Own Personal Kaiju 29 Jul 2013 | 02:22 am
Leo has been a fish for a long time, what with taking to swimming and body surfing without needing lessons, as fish do. And he's a social fish, an affectionate fish -- he doesn't like to swim by himse...
10 Years of Squidalicious 12 Jul 2013 | 01:55 am
I suppose there should be more fanfare about one's ten year blogging anniversary (which I've missed by a couple of days), but Dude, it's summer, we're all in a relatively good space, and I'm focusing ...
Making Leo Digital Versions of His Favorite Books -- on the iPad, of Course 10 Jun 2013 | 09:59 pm
I put Leo on the bus this morning, and Seymour and I drove Mali to school. Iz and I leave for Ghana in less than an hour. I think Mali will be fine -- she'll have Daddy, she'll have Grandma -- but I a...
Ghana-bound 9 Jun 2013 | 11:15 pm
Iz and I are going to Ghana tomorrow. We'll be there for two weeks. And it almost didn't happen, which is why I've not talked about it much. This isn't the first time I've been; I used to live in Gha...
Beads and Balls 31 May 2013 | 06:19 pm
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Leo loves beads. Loves them. Especially if they are on strings, and he can rub them in his hands and make them click and clack. So imagine his delight upon walking in...
Found Leo Selfies 25 May 2013 | 07:13 pm
Leo takes hundreds of selfies on his iPad. This is definitely my favorite of his sequences so far.