The Mommy Daddy

Little League is over. Thank God! Having one kid in Little League is enough of a time suck by itself. Having four kids in it is ridiculous.

My triplets graduated to Farm League and were all put on the same team so that they could play together. At first the coach thought this was a good thing…

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The latest casualty of the internet revolution is the business card. The little 2 by 3.5 inch pieces of cardboard are seen as quaint relics of a bygone age. Once a staple in briefcases and wallets around the world, they are viewed with derision by the young uber techies in society. People who use them are viewed as dinosaurs and out of touch with the latest technology…

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A little while back my boy Matthew turned five. For his birthday I told him he could have a birthday party or a family day trip to Lego Land in San Diego.

“I want both!”, he replied…

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This is one of the best stories I’ve heard of in such a long time. This guy Sixto Rodriguez is incredible and the fact that he’s finally getting the appreciation that he was denied since the seventies is just truely remarkable. It gives hope to every frustrated artist out there. Listen to his music and go read his story…

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It’s almost that time.  My last child is getting too old for naps and that special time I had with him, snuggling up in the afternoon is finally going to be gone.  My favorite part of parenting has always been that feeling of a child curling up on my chest or snuggling next to me and then going to sleep.  I don’t know how else to explain it except that it feels  like a perpetual hug.  At the risk of losing my “Man” card, I wish they could stay little for a lot longer…

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