I cannot deny that one of the greatest & most-endless sources of joy in my life is my kids. I love it when they learn something. I love the way that so much in life is new to them, and the endless joy & curiosity that comes with anything “new.” I love that, no matter… Continue reading Where I think about logic
Category: Parenting
Where I think about working toward a goal
My son is going through a major transition right now. Then again, something tells me that kids are in a constant state of transition until they move out of the house — but, I’m noticing this now. Well before he was two, I had had enough of “kids movies” and, one day, decided to randomly… Continue reading Where I think about working toward a goal
Where random wins the day
I’ve never been a good one for “being at rest,” but lately, things have been a bit out of control. My muscles will scream in soreness from me pushing them during workouts — yet, if I have an hour to myself? I feel the need to run. Or ride my bike. Or something active. Normally,… Continue reading Where random wins the day
Where I detail a poor night of sleep
It was a sunny, hot day when I got the kids. A Wednesday afternoon, Leila normally has dance — but she just hasn’t been into dance as much as she once was. She does enjoy looking at herself in the mirror while wearing her purple leotard with a matching tutu. And the change from ballet… Continue reading Where I detail a poor night of sleep
Where I reflect on life and death and living
As a general rule, I take every Friday the 13th off as a personal day. When I first started these “holidays,” the hope was to sit in bed, drink myself silly during the day, and watch a marathon of the titallitating adventures of Jason Vorhees and/or Jason’s Mom and their implementation of creative (though controversial)… Continue reading Where I reflect on life and death and living
Where I reflect on being a father
I’m such a loser. Really, I am. Father’s Day is this Sunday . . . and I just Googled “what do I want for Father’s Day?” because Google knows, man. Google knows. (apparently, I want the latest gadgets, I disagree, but the internet marketing force is persuasive) My son has been dragging a guitar around… Continue reading Where I reflect on being a father
Where I let the random fly on the Friday before a long weekend
A few days ago, a trickle of water hit my head at my desk . . . I inquired about who to go to, because, well, it wasn’t raining, and I don’t work on the top floor of my building, and, you know, water dripping onto your head is not within the realm of “expected”… Continue reading Where I let the random fly on the Friday before a long weekend
Where I try to learn from my mistakes and, again, plant a garden
The mistakes from last year rang in my mind. I wanted an epic vegetable garden then, and I still want one now. But, last year, I went about things the wrong way, and things did not turn out. First off, we planted on a truly beautiful day in early April. While our April, last year,… Continue reading Where I try to learn from my mistakes and, again, plant a garden
Where I have a new favorite tantrum
As one of the (many) reasons of this blog is to preserve those memories which, given time, may depart for forever, I thought I’d share a particularly entertaining tantrum. We ditched cable a long, long time ago . . . this has its pros and cons. Pro: our monthly bills went down by a significant… Continue reading Where I have a new favorite tantrum
Where bananas flood my youthful memories
Bananas. I love them, and I always have. My kids, also, love bananas. When I was a child, however, the dream of the perfect banana taunted me — brilliantly yellow without anything close to resembling a brown spot on the skin. I’d peel it and there would be no strands, whatsoever, because the perfect banana… Continue reading Where bananas flood my youthful memories