Sunday, February 5, 2012

Posts Tagged ‘kids’

A Parenting Dis-Kinect: Coming Around 360

A Parenting Dis-Kinect: Coming Around 360

Friday, January 6, 2012 12:53

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 ...

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White Room + Kids + Stickers = Obliteration

White Room + Kids + Stickers = Obliteration

Thursday, January 5, 2012 8:00

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 ...

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From stuffed animals to puppy dogs

From stuffed animals to puppy dogs

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 6:00

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 ...

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Da-da’s Theater of the Absurd (Ga-ga)

Da-da’s Theater of the Absurd (Ga-ga)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 0:25

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 ...

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The PTA Has Risen From the Grave

The PTA Has Risen From the Grave

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 23:31

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

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Nothing is Quiet on New Year’s Eve

Nothing is Quiet on New Year’s Eve

Thursday, December 29, 2011 20:00

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 ...

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The Whole World is Haunted, Part 2: Of Ghost Mousing and Wireless Suppression… oh, and Dead Man’s Email

The Whole World is Haunted, Part 2: Of Ghost Mousing and Wireless Suppression… oh, and Dead Man’s Email

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 14:45

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 ...

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Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 23:31

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 ...

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A Simple Season of Starlight and Splendor

A Simple Season of Starlight and Splendor

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 15:56

Good cheer and common threads of the holiday season.

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Saving Money & Holiday Shopping

Saving Money & Holiday Shopping

Monday, December 19, 2011 23:57

Tips for saving money on your holiday shopping.

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