“Parent Shock: Children are Not Decor”
[Guest post by DRJ] The title of this post was taken from a February 14, 2008, article in the New York Times. A few people might read this article and wonder if these parents should even be parents. I...
View ArticleJoe Klein’s Myopic View Of America Is Not The America I Know
Posted by WLS: Joe Klein has a truly breathtaking column out today which calls into question the authenticity of Sarah Palin’s life story by claiming that the “small town” America that Palin claims to...
View ArticleA Random Conversation with My Five-Year-Old Son Matthew
To understand this story, you need to understand two things about my son Matthew: 1) He loves numbers. For example, he loves to calculate the difference between his age and that of his relatives. He...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
[Guest post by DRJ] I like this holiday. I especially like seeing little kids in their costumes but it’s fun to see young and old enjoying themselves. We didn’t have as many trick-or-treaters this...
View ArticleA Get Well Card
[Guest post by DRJ] To JD, who is under the weather. Always remember my 5 rules for a happy life. – DRJ
View ArticleIn Which Our iPod Creeps Us Out
Last night we were headed home and had the iPod on shuffle mode. A live version of a song called “Precious Moments” by the Posies popped up: Every time you dig that grave Why do you bother trying to...
View ArticleOut With the Old …
[Guest post by DRJ] … and in with the New Year. Our family will be spending one of the first days of 2009 in the surgical waiting room as our son meets his yearly deductible in record time! Best wishes...
View ArticleThings Dogs Don’t Like
[Guest post by DRJ] I learned something new tonight. My dogs don’t like olive oil. I’ve had dogs eat almost every substance imaginable and many that are dangerous — including chocolate, grapes, and...
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Photo: Just How Filthy Is Your Computer Keyboard?
Pretty damn filthy. At least, if it’s half as filthy as my daughter’s science fair project suggests: In addition to our toilet seat and computer keyboard, our daughter swabbed and tested her own mouth,...
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