At bed time, Chase often lingers downstairs until Dave or I are ready to accompany him on the walk up to his third floor bachelor pad. When our time or our patience is short, we will suggest that he go on ahead and get ready for bed alone; we will be up momentarily to say [...]
I’ve been reading that M. Night Shyamalan is persona non grata for the casting choices in his latest directorial adventure, The Last Airbender. Asians are being called upon to boycott the film. I know nothing about this movie or the anime show upon which it is based, but I gather that the main characters are supposed to [...]
June 26, 1994 “You weren’t planning on getting me anything for our anniversary, were you?” “Wasn’t planning on it. You?” “Nope.” “Cool.” “Roger that.” Yes, MoB readers, love was in the air this weekend as Dave and I celebrated recognized briefly acknowledged 16 years of marital bliss. We kept the festivities to a minimum, joining [...]
Did you ever notice that there is no middle ground when it comes to kids and hunger? They can be incredibly happy and busy when all of sudden, they are STARVING. And, by the way, if they don’t have something to eat in the next 45 seconds, they just might not live. This dire situation [...]
You might remember that back in December, our friend Patrick King had been commissioned to produce a painting for Greg Graffin, founder and lead singer of the seminal punk band Bad Religion http://www.badreligion.com/ as well as author of the upcoming Anarchy Evolution, http://bit.ly/d1r6QC coming this fall from Harper Collins. The painting was to show a [...]
In many two car families, the automobiles are often designated as being Mom’s or Dad’s. Such is the case in our household. “My” car is the 2002 Honda Odyssey Mini-Van. Dave drives the 2003 Nissan Murano. When Dave has to suck it up On rare occasions, we switch, but most days I find myself behind [...]
Monday night was a pivotal moment in the life of our family. Malcolm and Ian, with their own sets of friends, went to the same concert at the Trocadero in Philadelphia. The headlining band was The New Pornographers. Despite the harshness of the name, their music is lyrical and melodic and often quite beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLd6m7gHMoM Although [...]
When it comes to grocery shopping for the house, Dave and I take turns. In fact, it is the one chore over which we fight in terms of who gets to do it. We both enjoy being in the position of “food dictator” for the week. He happily comes home with fresh vegetables, experimental ingredients, [...]
Spending time in a rocking chair on the porch used to be code for “put out to pasture.” In our case, it was getting rid of the pasture that was our old yard, and turning some of it into a garden, that has made us want to sit in a rocking chair on the porch [...]
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Pop-Tarts. Earlier this year, I posted about The Krave which I defined as: An adult desire for food that society deems suitable for children. At the top of my “kraving” list were Pop-Tarts. In fact, I often fight Noah (12) and Chase (10) for the last [...]
