Another grey hair!
This past Saturday was the first in a very long time that we had absolutely nothing to do. I, however, did the one thing you never do on such an occasion, I talked about it. To wit, I announced it Continue reading
Category Archives: Who is Dad?
Fatherhood: A play in one act.
The characters: Dad (me), C (age 7), M (age 5) and my brain (sleep addled). The setting: the bathroom at 7:15 am on a school/work day Dad is in the shower. It is early and he is trying to wash Continue reading
For the expectant father.
This post is largely inspired by my two brothers, each of whom are soon to be fathers. I have tried to gently work in some advice to them, but their day is coming soon and its time to rip the Continue reading
#DADuary Week Two – Support
So, week two of DADuary asks: Why do men (and boys) need other men for support? What is it a man truly has to offer another man, and how does that process even begin? This is an odd question to Continue reading
#DADuary Week One
Okay, so I am now a week (almost two!) late, but that seems to be in keeping with my schedule lately. DADuary Week 1’s question was: Who or what has caused you to become the type of dad you are? Continue reading
2011 – The year in review
I learned an important lesson this month. Taking off from work the week before a major holiday is not relaxing. I had an opportunity to take some time off as I switched jobs and thought that this would be a Continue reading
The question is on the Horizon
It’s kind of funny when you think about it, but every parent has an innate dread of “the question.” We all know it’s coming, we’d all prefer to be the one who answers it and yet, we all freeze up Continue reading
To play or not to play…
I face an interesting dichotomy with the boys. C is perfectly happy to play, just play. There doesn’t have to be rules, or a game, or even people with him. He can sit up in his room for hours and Continue reading
MTV at 30
I’m a day late, but I had some thoughts on the 30th anniversary of MTV this morning during my commute to work. The Boston Globe had a great collection of the first 10 videos to air on MTV which set the Wayback Continue reading
“Go at Throttle-Up.”
I have just watched the final launch of the American Space Shuttle program with mixed emotions. I love watching the launches, but am sad to see the end of this era. I remember the introduction of the Space Shuttle to Continue reading