Happy holidays to all of you and your families. May 2011 bring you and your loved ones a year filled with love, health, and happiness. For those of you with loved ones serving in the armed forces overseas, our thoughts...

As most of you have witnessed by now, I'm not the most prolific writer. Being a single dad in the middle of an apartment renovation and a stressful economy aren't necessarily helping things these days. However, I've got some random...

The Peanut turned six last week (more on that in another post) and I'm quickly realizing that I can no longer answer her questions solely for the benefit of my own amusement. Her curiosity and intellect have reached a stage...

When my friend Phil Yu, who runs the illustrious news site Angry Asian Man, asked me to write a guest post on his site while he takes a much-needed vacation to the mother continent, I wasn't sure that I'd have...

Dear Andy, This morning, I was walking around downtown with my daughter. As we strolled down the street holding hands, I couldn't help but be overwhelmed with emotion and suddenly, tears started streaming down my face. The Peanut looked up...

Can it really be August 30? Labor Day weekend is coming up. Football season is right around the corner. The Peanut starts first grade in two weeks. And I've yet to sign up for those surfing lessons in Montauk that...

Two things I've always said I wouldn't do are (1) join Twitter, and (2) sign up for an online dating site. However, this has been a busy summer for me. I won't go into all the details but I've found...

Despite the fact that more and more marriages seem to be falling apart these days, I still remain an avowed believer in marriage as an institution. In fact, I'd even go so far as saying that marriage is a truly...

Any time the Peanut sees a family with a lot of kids, she thinks it's absolutely hilarious. About a year ago, she caught a few minutes of John & Kate Plus 8 and thought it was the most outrageous thing...

Has it really been two months since I've written anything here? Hard to believe. The truth of the matter is that life, as always, has been hectic these days. I won't bore you with all the details. The important thing...