Hey all you logical people who put the day before the month: it’s still 11/11/13! Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk about taking two small children to the park for a “hike”. Is it possible? Define “hike”. If…
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Driving DNA
Something resides deep in the coils and twists of DNA that compels one to mechanical motion. It’s not enough to run, to swing like our primate forebears, to feel the brush of leaves on our limbs. This tickle of…
The Real Banksy
I know he’s supposed to be anonymous but I think I’ve found out who Banksy is. His ability to work fast, unnoticed, and steal our hearts and minds, is legendary. How can these works of art be done right under…
Fall Fashion is Here!
Earlier than Paris, earlier than Milan, earlier than New York, is the San Diego Fall Fashion Reveal on October 8. This year we’re happy to present the new theme: Exotic Riviera. Let’s set the scene: the engine of a glossy…
Posted in Events, Parenting, San Diego Tagged with: Chriscraft, clothing, fashion, Mediterranean, number two, riviera, sunglasses
Yoda and Coffee Go Together Like…
Just you wait to see how they go together. Patience. Let’s start with The Boy, aka Number Two, riding his bicycle around with a rubber Yoda hanging out of his mouth. Why does he do this? Perhaps he’s teething except…
Posted in Parenting Tagged with: coffee, coffee grounds, mark helprin, number two, teething, troll, yoda
Riding the Edge
Boys. They just can’t do the safe thing, they’ve got to toe the line, peer over the edge, then ride their bikes along it. I’m trying to water the plants last night and Number Two decides he’s coming out. Fine…he…
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged with: bicycle, blog, boys, gruesome crime scene photos, internet, number two, pool, privacy, tricycle
FIRETRUCK!!
Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! It’s huge! Much bigger than I thought. Bigger than the one at preschool. I think it’s bigger than a table, even. Can I open this panel? I really really really want to open it. With that handle…
Posted in Parenting, Products Tagged with: fire truck, firefighters, moustache, number two, parenting, trucks
Music That Makes My Son Cry
Surely there’s some music in your life that you hold in reserve, something that drills through the layers of carapace and emotional ossification and gets to your heart. When you allow yourself to hear this music it unlocks a pure…
Back to the Things That Matter
Periodically you have to shut off the glowing screens, break out from your patterns of eating, sleeping, working, cleaning, and remember the things that matter. For the last few days we’ve been lucky to have family from Portugal in town. …
Being Away From Your Child
Now I know how the border collie feels, standing in the field with the grass tickling its belly, knowing a sheep has escaped over the hill and beyond the copse of trees. I know how the eagle feels the first…
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