If you have children I’m sure you know the look. It’s the combination sneer and eye rolling one occasionally receives when family matters bleed into the work environment. I received the look a couple of weeks ago when I decided to leave work an hour early to make it back in time for my daughter’s [...]
The Fringe Benefits of Piano Lessons
June 16, 2008 by 1 Comment
We attended Luca’s third piano recital this evening, and she did a magnificent job. She played a song called “Song of the Sea Shell” that included more difficult timing than she’s performed before, but she practiced for many hours and pulled it off. I noticed a few fringe benefits Luca has enjoyed by taking piano [...]
I Hadn’t Thought of That
June 15, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Anna Lynn: Hey Dad, what do you want for Father’s Day? Me: Let me think…. Anna Lynn: A coloring book?? The more I think about it, a coloring book does sound like a great Father’s Day gift. Technorati Tags: Father’s Day
Peaches on the Porch
June 13, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Although it doesn’t exactly feel like summer in Seattle, Kim bought peaches and the kids gobbled them up within minutes. I look forward to more fresh fruit, green grass and small bouts of hayfever this summer. Technorati Tags: Summmertime and the living is easy
Little Miss Smartie Pants
June 12, 2008 by 2 Comments
One advantage of being the dad is being able to enforce the Dad Tax which states that a small portion of any food item goes to dad. For example, after the kids return from trick or treating, they each take turns dumping their bags of loot on the kitchen table. Once all the candy is [...]
Maybe There Is Hope
June 8, 2008 by 4 Comments
Back in 1980, just one week before the general election at a debate against President Jimmy Carter, challenger Ronald Reagan ended the night with one of the most brilliantly executed parting shots at the incumbent when he looked into the camera and asked Americans this question: “Are you better off than you were four years [...]
The Supersized Soccer Snack
June 7, 2008 by 3 Comments
When I played soccer as a kid we were lucky if a parent remembered to bring along a bag of oranges cut into fourths for our halftime and after game snack. Times have sure changed. If I were to cut up some oranges for my son’s game, he’d be kicked off the team. Good old [...]
At What Age
June 5, 2008 by 1 Comment
I worked later than normal this evening to finish up some paperwork and wait for traffic to die down which it didn’t. Traffic seldom cooperates. By the time I arrived home, Kim had fed and bathed the kids which immediately takes the two big tasks off the table. Kim has been under the weather a [...]
