The Modernish Father

After nearly two years, about two dozen candidates, millions of primary votes, countless debates and far too many late night evenings spent contemplating the spectacle of Wolf Blitzer’s facial hair, the 2008 Presidential Election is nearly over. It’s hard to believe after all of this time and relentless focus by every media outlet in the [...]

Well, Halloween came and went and I think we managed to survive it without any major incidents. The Boy certainly made out well – all name brand candy, none of the crappy generic stuff you usually get. Not bad at all. Halloween is great when you have two little ones. We were completely done and [...]

My brother sent this to me on Facebook and although I generally don’t do stuff like this, I don’t really feel like doing any kind of original writing (or thinking) this evening. So now I’m sticking it to all of you.

I honestly can’t remember if I ever got worked up about my Halloween costumes as a kid. Looking back at what I was, probably not. I can remember being a football player, a fencer, and a die (you know, the kind you shoot at a craps table or in a high-stakes game of Yahtzee!). Since [...]

I’m feeling rather lazy and there’s not a whole lot of narrative to dish out anyway, so today you get a post that’s mostly pictures. We (and by that I mean I) decided that we needed to actually get a full-sized pumpkin and make a Jack-O-Lantern this year. In the past, we’ve just gotten a [...]

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Oct. 6th to Oct. 29th:

I’m still alive, but I’ve been sick. Generally well enough during the day, but too tired in the evenings to do anything other than veg in front of the television. Managed to almost miss a full day of work yesterday. Almost. I’ve got a post I started that I’ll finish up tonight when we get [...]

Well, after a whole week of living in my thirties, I can say that it’s pretty much exactly the same as being a twenty-something. I don’t really feel any different at all. If anything, I’ve had a little bit of extra energy this past week. My birthday was largely uneventful, but still pretty good. The [...]