It's rare that my sons see something different and I think they have enjoyed our stroll at the mall. My family went to the mall days before Gelo's baptism and birthday.  We went there to shop some clothes for Gelo for his big day.  Aside from sho...

Successfully removed from the Sub-woofer.At least that was what I could recover.I can still here the rest modulating some interesting bass lines.

Growing up I was not that good at brushing my teeth regularly and it wasn’t until I was too old to know better that I started really taking care of my teeth. With kids now I’m trying to lead by … Continue reading →

Pop Quiz Hot Shot!  You have a new born baby, babies like to poop.  Their legs are so stinkin' strong, it's like they were training to be technical wrestlers in the womb. They're squirming and moving and the crap generic store brand diapers ...

I just spent a very nice three day weekend with Lukas and Mrs. LIAYF. We slept in, picnicked, hiked, grilled, and even got some things crossed off the to do list.  It was just what the doctor ordered.  Over the past several months I've b...

The other day I discovered that some kid in the year above Isaac at school has been picking on him. Thankfully it’s stopped now, but the surge of teeth-grinding fist-clenching protectiveness I felt (and feel) has inspired this little poem. I’ve self-published it as a book, with Isaac (age 4) ...

Every time we have Mexican food I make some kind of corn soup.  There have been many variations over the months, but this is the one that I think is blog-worthy.  Here's why: 1. the ancho chiles provide some heat (add more if you like it ho...

Amsterdam designer Dirk Vander Kooij developed his Endless Flow Process for his 2010 Eindhoven thesis project. Since then, he's refined it to the point where his repurposed industrial robot extruder can print a plastic chair out of recycled refrigerat...

Recently, I went on a field trip with my daughter's preschool class. After only ten minutes into the day I started to wonder on which side of the fence were the wild animals supposed to be? While I know that going to the zoo is exciting I couldn't beli...

Luxurious women's lounges in department stores are nothing new. But I still can't help thinking the six differently themed ladies' rooms on each level of the new Shibuya Hikarie complex, including the curtain-filled breastfeeding spa on B2, is the...