ADVENTURES OF A WORK AT HOME DAD
It’s raining outside and the forecast says by mid-week it will turn to snow. That’s not uncommon for this part of year in my part of the globe, in fact the almanac says we have snow on the ground before Halloween about twenty-five percent of the time. What the almanac doesn’t say is that this […]
NATIONAL SANDWICH DAY: GOD BLESS AMERICA!
A couple of summers ago some friends from Europe stayed with us. They used our house as a sort of home base and would then venture off for a day or a week as they visited various states. The thing I remember most about their visit is their astonishment at how patriotic the United States […]
The Man Cold–What Every Woman Needs To Know
Today’s topic will be serious and short. Serious, because it deals with a malady of epic proportion–a plague that will soon sweep like a tsunami across the northern hemisphere. Short, because the first wave has already landed in my home and affected someone I love, namely, me. The condition…Man Cold. Very little can be done […]
SENIOR NETIZEN: YOU MIGHT BE GETTING OLD IF…
The other day I got old, and I’m not sure how it happened. I remember the birthdays going by, and I’ve noticed a gray hair here and there, but it never crossed my mind that someone would ever think of me as old. My boys and I were eating burgers at a local burger chain […]
MILK: A SHORT STORY IN A TALL GLASS — PLUS, YOU COULD WIN TICKETS TO SUPER BOWL XLVIII
As a parent there will be times when you’ve got to have the tough conversations. Or you can delay and avoid those conversations, thereby requiring your spouse to take care of the difficult discussions. For instance, one of my boys seems to be struggling with doing homework. He does very well at playing video games and spending time […]
PEANUT BUTTER STICKS TO ALL THE WRONG PLACES
Now don’t get me wrong, I love peanut butter as much as the next dad, in fact, probably more than most. In my house we only buy Jif peanut butter, because even though I’m a dad, I’m also a choosy mutha (aside: If you don’t get that hilarious reference then you obviously didn’t grow up […]
I’LL BE RITZIN’ IT UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS
You’re guaranteed to find at least three things around our house during the holidays: stress, Christmas spirit, and RITZ crackers. To mix things up, this year we’ve also added what feels to me like a combination of a Grade A Man Cold and Stage 3 Swine Flu. My wife is rolling her eyes as I […]
RECIPE FOR FUN: KRAFT CHEESE FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES
What do you do when your wife plans a weekend with seven co-workers and their families? Hang on tight, and have fun! We kicked off the beginning of the holiday party season with a multi-family getaway that included 14 adults and what seemed like 20-30 kids. I was never quite sure how many there were […]
MY HOME DEPOT SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
BLACK FRIDAY IS FOR WIMPS It’s not that I don’t enjoy Christmas shopping, I really do. It’s more that I’m a hopeless procrastinator, putting it off until the last possible moment. Some people get their rush from Black Friday. But for me and an always surprisingly large group of others, we enjoy something I call […]
CHANGING THE CLOCK…SO THE KIDS WILL GO TO BED
Today was a very busy day, and when the kids got home from school it just got busier. You know the drill, carpool, karate, art class, dinner, homework…and I still had a couple hours of work to do myself. Daylight Savings Time had just ended a few days ago and the boys were having a […]
