Bachelorblogging, Day 1
I dropped my wife and child off at the Philadelphia airport this morning at 6:45, meaning that I had to get up at the unholy time of 4:30. The reason for the early departure time? Our assistant pastor graciously offered…
Tag Family
Temporary Bachelorhood Of The Involuntary Sort: A Death In The Family
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…
Things You Don’t Want To Hear On Your Commute, As Uttered By A Frantic Wife
“Your son is bleeding from the mouth because he jumped face-first off the couch. Please come back home.” (paraphrased)
S’good To Be The King
Adult Children And Their Effect On Society
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…
A Good Time Was Had By All – A Photo Essay
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…
Didja Miss Me?
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…
Providential Timing
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…
One Way To Shed Those Baby Pounds
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…
A Nation Of Wimps
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…
