This is something that’s been bouncing around in my head for a while, periodically inflamed by news from abroad. Here in the U.S. we’ve always been proud of our efforts to promote free speech, even while we don’t often like…
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Summer Heat
I’ve been lagging on my blog posts for a while now but I can blame the heat, my God, the heat. Southern California is experiencing the kind of heat and humidity people have been fleeing for years to come here. …
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My Time With My Son
You tell yourself you’re going to notice the changes. You know things go quickly like clouds whipping past a plane window as you raise your tray to the full upright and locked position. One minute you are at the hospital…
The In-Between Moments
We train ourselves to think of the momentous occasions as the ones to memorialize: birthdays, graduations, anniversaries. By viewing life as a series of bridges between islands we deny ourselves the reality that life is every small step, every moment…
The Mule
Hey look, it’s a picture of my head at 7:45 this morning! But let me start at the beginning of the story, not at the unpleasant conclusion. 3:08 AM: Number Two is hungry and crying. I stumble from bed, locate…
Oh God, Not Another Baby Picture!
Baby pictures—honestly, who really is interested in them? Does anyone want to see a picture of my baby? Do I want to see a picture of anyone else’s baby? I’d say the unrequested baby picture ranks up there with the…
STIMULUS OVERLOAD!
Be witness as Number Two reaches his maximum stimulus threshold. Could there be any more colorful toys around him? He has no escape! Update: Oh, COME ON WORDPRESS! This post would make much more sense if you could actually see…
Colic and the Cost of Prolonged Sleep Deprivation
This is what infants do when…well, nobody’s really sure. Maybe it’s gas, maybe it’s flickers of electricity across their neurons that give them the willies, but something sets off a maelstrom of crying that cannot be soothed. Hearing this sound…
Breakfast Reappears
This usually happens right after you’ve gotten dressed for the morning. My wife gets this one, though, a special good morning treat!
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