I’m The Modernish Father and this is my wee corner of the web. Life rarely slows down long enough for me to be able to record what’s going on, but when it does, I share it here. 
The Linkage for Apr. 9th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Apr. 5th to Apr. 9th:
Opening Day
The Boy played his first real teeball game this evening. Or as he insists, his first “baseball” game. Apparently he doesn’t want people thinking he’s playing some watered-down version of the sport. As we were watching him play the game, The Wife and I were amazed at how much he’s grown up. He’s not a [...]
And boom goes the onion bomb
Ugh, today marked the return of an unwelcome chore – mowing the lawn. Fortunately I was a little smarter about it this year and didn’t wait until the grass was twelve feet high like last year (possibly an exaggeration, I didn’t actually measure it) and consequently it wasn’t that bad. Took me about two hours. [...]
The Linkage for Apr. 4th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Mar. 31st to Apr. 4th:
The hair up there
If you paid attention to the picture in my last post, you may have noticed that I’m sporting the beginnings of a beard. It’s not really thick enough to be called a beard, but you know, I have to call it something. I’ve always been a lazy shaver, but I stopped shaving completely about three [...]
One wedding and no funerals
The Wife and I packed up the young ‘uns for another weekend road trip on Saturday. This time, the kids were left in the Swamp while The Wife and I went to a wedding on the fairly acceptable island of Galveston. When I was younger, I really disliked Galveston. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s [...]
I (heart) baseball
This is it – the best day of the year. Baseball is finally here again. Sure we’ve had those couple of games in Japan and that affair last night in Washington D.C.. For most of us though, today was the real opening day – a day when we’re saved from the tedious boredom of winter [...]
The Linkage for Mar. 28th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Mar. 20th to Mar. 28th:
The Peanut Gallery