I apologize for the lack of posting over the past two days. My wife’s grandfather passed away yesterday morning and I have been extremely busy trying to arrange a flight for her and Will down to Dallas in the intervening…
“Your son is bleeding from the mouth because he jumped face-first off the couch. Please come back home.” (paraphrased)
James Lileks had an absolute humdinger of a screed the other day concerning the manifest childishness of what passes for “culture” and “intellectual thought” these days. The whole thing is worth a read, but I think these brief excerpts really…
I packed up my wife and child and headed out to the area near Warren, PA and the Kinzua Dam last week for some rest and relaxation with my grandparents. Two days of relaxation were matched by two days of…
My wife, child and I were away this past week, visiting with my grandparents at a rented house out on the outskirts of the Allegheney National Forest. Through the magic of WordPress, I was able to queue up a few…
A few weeks ago, an anonymous generous soul decided to liberate our Passat wagon of its driver’s-side rearview mirror. Apparently, its existence was superfluous, so much so that said generous soul neglected to even stop and offer an explanation, so…
My wife sent this one my way – it’s definitely worth a read and a chuckle or two. The Toddler Miracle Diet: Americans are always on the lookout for a new diet. The trouble with most diets is that you…
Psychology Today has a very interesting article discussing just how little of “real life” the kids of today experience. From the article: No one doubts that there are significant economic forces pushing parents to invest so heavily in their children’s…
My youngest brother Reid and I made our way over to Villanova University Thursday night to catch the game between the Philadelphia Barrage and the Long Island Lizards. The Barrage were victorious, eking out a 10-8 victory. We had quite…
