I’m thinking about the challenges faced by previous generations of parents. I’m thinking about parents that had to cope with the arrival of Rock ‘n’ Roll or the Sexual Revolution; parents that had to send their kids off to the factory or the draft. I’m thinking about these parents as I ...

Our local credit union makes a habit of giving away a sheet of stickers when they notice kids in the car at the drive-thru. We long ago stopped fighting our boys’ creative desire to adorn their nearby windows with these adhesive cartoon characters and shapes, the natural consequence being a ...

This past weekend I was completing one of my to-do items on my list, and figured the new year was as good an excuse as any to get it done!  I have a stack of home movies of my kids on VCR tapes that I have been meaning for years ...

Bronko decidedly Puckish as Ipso. Or is that Facto? Da-da's in the process of reading John Lithgow's excellent new book, *DRAMA: An Actor's Education*. Bronko inquired as to what the book was about and Da-da tried to describe what "acting" is, as well as staging, etc. 4 and 6YO Bronko and ...

Look deep into the heart of postmodern EDUCATION and r e l a x Everything will be just fine.

Across the calendar a line of Xs stand upon the dates that we have kissed goodbye. Each line an ending, a memory, and one step closer to hugging someone at the last possible minute. The year goes out with a bang, just as it arrived. It spends its last week ...

Ghost IT guys. Ok, now Da-da's heard everything. "The Whole World is Haunted, Part 2" was to come out much sooner, but... well, some things on Da-da's property (things that must remain nameless) don't like him talking about them, so an entire post had to be squelched. You wouldn't have believed ...

Okay, today was not enjoyable. And by ‘it sucked’ I mean it was not enjoyable. I had to see to a few meetings during which niceties and composures listed precariously close to capsizing until, capsizing, everything turned upside down. And by ‘it sucked’ I mean it was not enjoyable. It’s ...

Good cheer and common threads of the holiday season.

Tips for saving money on your holiday shopping.