The Modernish Father

Actually, there were no giblets at our Thanksgiving meal. That’s a good thing because I’m not really into eating the weirdo pieces of various animals. Just the muscle and a little bit of skin if appropriate, please. I just wanted to say “giblet.” We got back from our Thanksgiving adventure late this afternoon. I’m a [...]

Don’t get me wrong – I like Christmas and the whole holiday season. I have very fond memories of previous Christmases and still look forward to it each year, probably even more so now that I have little kiddos of my own. But I still don’t try to get the whole yule ball rolling in mid-August like some people do.

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Nov. 23rd to Nov. 26th:

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Nov. 10th to Nov. 21st:

Has it really been nine years since Bonfire fell? It’s hard to imagine that it’s been that long. There are certain days and nights that always seem like yesterday, no matter how old you get. You can remember exactly what you were doing, when you were doing it and those who were around you. For [...]

After surviving a week where we all got sick at one point or another and The Wife nearly went bat-shit crazy from stress at work, we made an executive decision to lay low this weekend. Well, as low as is possible for us. Unfortunately, The Wife has the need to be doing something even if [...]

After watching the Summer Olympics (and seeing all those Chinese gymnasts that were the same age as him), The Boy decided that he wanted to take up gymnastics. The Wife was pretty excited about it and I think it’s good to encourage our kids to try new things, so we picked out a place and [...]

On Friday, I spent the early part of the morning at The Boy’s school, where apparently I had volunteered to help out with their annual book fair. I say apparently because I don’t have any recollection of ever indicating that I had any specific interest in the book fair. But I got a chirpy e-mail [...]