Category Family

The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being

Growing up as the son of a Presbyterian minister had its more interesting moments, I can assure you, but one thing that much of my upbringing lacked was an experience in racially diverse congregations. Presbyterians, not known to be a…

I Smell A Bedtime Story Prospect

Dr. Helen (otherwise known as the InstaWife, spouse of Glenn Instapundit Reynolds) pointed out a book enticingly titled The Dangerous Book for Boys. A description of the book from the Telegraph (UK) review of the book reads: It’s amazing that…

My Little Guy Is Growing Up So Fast

We took Will to the pediatrician’s office today for his 15 month checkup – the child is growing like a weed. He’s ~30lbs even and 35″ tall and is starting to fit into 3T stuff. It’s almost scary how big…

My Poor Little Guy

The head cold crud that laid me low has taken its toll on my poor son who was running a 104° temp on Tuesday and who ended up with two ear infections, again. That’s twice within a month, meaning that…

Happy Thanksgiving, Three Days Late.

I hope all of your Thanksgiving weekends were nice. I spent most of it AFK, as it were. Wife, child and I trekked over to my aunt and uncle’s place in Reading for Thanksgiving Day festivities. In tow we had…