Lego tries again to reach the girl market more directly, but this time they might succeed.

When three people, completely unbeknownst to one another, try to pry out of me the very same answer, I realize I’m cornered and need to weigh in with what’s been going on and why I’ve been so blatantly negligent to writing on all fronts. I’m going to write unedited. Which ...

Way back in March I wrote a couple of posts on the School choice issue. We were in the proces of turning in our applications for the charter schools and our Portland Public School choice form. Since then we settled on our Neighborhood school after not getting in to any ...

Here in Portland the Parks Department has had a busy summer of movies and concerts in the park along with a full docket of hipster sports like Kick Ball, Wiffle Ball, and Hide and Seek. Well not Hide and Seek yet but it’s only a matter of time. Along with ...

It starts with an email. Then there is phone call. You might get some training on their system. There are some guidelines. You print out a contract and some tax forms, sign them, and email them back to sender. You write your first post. Maybe there is some feedback. Maybe ...

I do not need to see the paint to know it is there — a fresh coat of white where once grew the notches of their youth. Memories written in pencil tend to be erased, and those are the things you never like to think about. It was a trace ...

The sound was children laughing. The distance was measured in steps. There was skipping and screaming, and toys thrown asunder — the usual suspects of happiness that have lovingly littered our small street for the past two years. “But there is something missing,” said the neighbor. I said nothing and ...

My name is Atticus. Today I turned eight. I like Legos and video games. I don’t like school. I am wearing my pajamas. Today I am going to school and then I am having a party. Right now I am playing with Iron Man. I’ll do this until I have ...

Age: 9 month, 1 day I'm knackered. We've been swimming again today. Due to being especially deficient in my bubble-blowing ability, I feel like I've drunk half the pool. And it's hard work. The pool is only half a metre … Continue reading →

Where were you 10 years ago today? I’ll throw you a bone, it was a Friday and the world, according to some country singer, was still turning. America was unattacked and the majority of its citizens were far smarter than the president. My children were still years away from being ...