Children's Party preparations are tedious, especially if you're the one who's making it and if you want it to be memorable for your little ones.   Of course we, parents, wanted most of the firsts of our kids to be remembered by them and we wa...

The story of how a GeekDad and mom turned their daughter's birthday party into a puzzle-filled treasure hunt.

I have a six-year-old now. It seems strange to say. I don’t feel like I have known Beautiful for six years so how can our son be six already. You can see him there in the picture, the one in … Continue reading →

You spot them, a few paces away, looking at you with beady little eyes. A candle of snot slugs its way out of their nostril, trickling over a top lip onto waiting tongue. You freeze. They freeze. Everyone else fades into the background, the hum of conversation becoming all distant ...

My son loves to drape his arm casually over my shoulder and loom there. Usually with a slight smile on his face. Demonstrating yet again that he is, in fact, taller than me. I might still have ten pounds on him, but I have to rely on subterfuge when it ...

On Friday I hosted a reception for the new grad students entering our department. I made the food, others provided the drinks, and everyone had a good time. Despite a few early bacon jokes, the menu went over smashingly with everyone (even bacon boy)...