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"Like 'Days of Our Lives,' but with more nipples" 22 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm
A couple years ago, my older boy started watching "Days of Our Lives" with his mother. I can't say I'm totally happy with the arrangement, since some of the adult themes, watered down as they are for ...
WWE're going to LA! 17 Aug 2013 | 07:56 am
During the week after Father's Day, I took part in a roundtable discussion about marketing to parents that was organized by PR Week and featured a lot of PR people that I hope a lot of other PR people...
Testicular particulars 5 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
A lot has been going on since that last post. I'm glad it received the attention it did, and there's definitely a follow-up or two in the making. There's also the small matter of the 3,288 miles the T...
Of the girls, by the girls, and for the girls 28 Jun 2013 | 10:20 am
Last week, my 11yo participated in a "completion" ceremony at his elementary school. I say this to the school's credit, because there was no mention of graduation anywhere. There was no circumstance, ...
An imperfect ten 5 Jun 2013 | 03:26 am
Over the weekend, something noteworthy happened: This blog turned ten years old. Decile anniversaries have their purpose, I suppose. They make us stop swimming long enough to look up and assess where ...
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse 13 May 2013 | 04:59 am
Today is 5/12/13, so to all those moms out there, happy Pythagoras Day! And I know what you're thinking. It's a shame that a cruel twist of the calendar would cause Mother's Day to be overshadowed by ...
The kindness of strangers 26 Apr 2013 | 09:27 pm
This week, in spiteful defiance of a winter that outlived its welcome months ago, we held our Cub Scout meeting outdoors at a nearby playground. The boys were learning the very important Life Lessons ...
Off the rails 17 Apr 2013 | 10:39 pm
For a while now, I've been thinking about why I haven't been writing. And a while is about as benign a term as I can conjure, because a while is of such indeterminate length. A while can be half an...
Justice is balance 7 Mar 2013 | 01:39 am
It's Wednesday, which means 1) the boys will arrive later today for the dadportion of their week, and 2) I've spent most of my morning eradicating all the evidence of my debauched, kid-free bachelorho...
The coolest beans 22 Feb 2013 | 05:31 am
Dad 2.013 ended almost three weeks ago, and since then, I've been indulging myself in ways some might not describe as all that indulgent. In between the post-mortem calls with sponsors and the reading...
