The good guys are out there
I knew that fatherhood had irreversibly changed him when Mr. Need for Speed drove at turtle's pace hunched over the steering wheel, eyes scanning...
Age rage is not a good thing
You just never think it will happen to you. Then, one day you are caught. Transfixed. A deer in the headlights. You stare in...
And the walls come tumbling down
I think what keeps you young is learning a little something new about yourself as you age. I, for example, have discovered my inner...
Incredible shrinking food
Nowadays, I not only take my calculator along on grocery shopping trips (the better to ascertain if we can or cannot afford to eat...
Do children appreciate all we do?
First, I would like to thank the editor of this fine publication for my latest existential crisis. They cooked up that heartwarming "Thanks, Mom!"...
Workout? How about a nap out instead?
I want to be physically fit. I really do. It's just that it takes so much time. And effort. And commitment. There is only...
Parenting 101: Cajoling and punishment
I suspect that civilization, as a whole, took a nosedive the very moment people started trying to reason with children. Children are, by nature,...
Raising children? You’re actually just in a holding pattern
The moment you have a baby, people who are "experts" in the care and handling of infants become utterly convinced that if not taught...
Vegetable murder and gardening mayhem
It is said that murderers often return to the scene of their crimes. This is utterly believable to me. I've been returning to the...
Go digital, but leave a paper trail
I am an ironic dinosaur, career-wise. I began my writing on the Internet when I discovered, quite by happy accident, that some kind souls...
