Ode to a Bad “Coach”
Once upon a midday swelter, as I sat there, helter-skelter, Benches blazing from the afternoon sun and more While I sat there, mad and fuming, there the "coach" stand barely moving. "Coach" I use in a very loose manner, as...
A 4 Year Hiatus
I’d say 4 years is a long enough hiatus. That’s when I wrote my last post. Ironically, it was about race relations, law enforcement, and mental illness. My how far we haven’t come. Anyway, I’m not sure why it took...
A Naked Baby is Not to be Trusted
Babies aren’t to be trusted at all. But a naked baby is like a monkey carrying a lit match and a stick of dynamite. There is no happy ending to that scenario. Over the past three and a half years...
Potty Training (The Devil’s Recess)
Two extremely poorly timed snow days, a wife that works in a world where there isn’t enough snow on the planet to keep her from going to work, and a son that needs to learn how to save his parents...
Update: One Baby, a New Job and a National Title Later…
Slacker I am. Given that it’s been since October of 2013 since the last post, we’ve had plenty of time for changes. And changes there have been. I have since started a new job (last August) and now I quite...
Milestone Update
We celebrated the boy’s first birthday about a month ago. At just about the same time, he figured out that crawling was for babies and decided to give walking a try. He hasn’t stopped since. It has its advantages as...
I’m Terrified of Flying…with a Child
You’re sitting there, on an airplane, in that seat that’s so awkward and rigid, the only explanation is they took the measurements from a Model T. You’re a bit beaten down by the hassle of going through security and being...
Man Parts, Large Appliances, and the Art of Falling
It’s been awhile since the last post because I’ve spent the last month following my son around with pillows and foam-covered oven mitts. He’s learned how to pull himself up onto all things pull-up-able. The problem is he’s just started...
Job Loss or Freedom Found?
The rare Friday post brings some interesting news. Today I was laid off. To say I lost my job would be inaccurate, as that might imply that I want to find that exact, same job again. Truth be told, I...
Part of the Entourage
I’ve almost managed to make it 4 months as Dad and from what I can tell, it hasn’t been a complete and utter failure…yet. My son is still healthy and growing and has recently figured out how to roll from...