by admin | Oct 19, 2012 | bad dad, Living the Dream
Took the kiddo to Imajine That, an indoor playground since it was rainy and lousy. They have climbing structure, slides, a bouncy house, craft areas and a rack of costumes and hats and stuff to play dress up.My son winds up wearing a hardhat, safety vest and fairy...
by admin | Sep 28, 2012 | EMS, tin-foil hats, vaccines
I’d like to talk about some facts versus folk wisdom and pseudoscience about vaccinations, and flu shots in particular.“But the flu shots just makes me sick,” you say. “Why take a shot that makes me sick?”A fair question, and one that is easily answered, but we’re all...
by admin | Sep 7, 2012 | acting my age, bad dad
Today we taught the boy about facing fears and overcoming obstacles. Like rules.We went to the park with lots and lots of slides. Now, it was a cloudy, muggy, lousy weekday, so the place was nearly empty. My five year old wanted to climb up the high, twisty slide...
by admin | Aug 23, 2012 | Books, Living the Dream
Plenty has happened since I’ve neglected this space for the past few months.I changed jobs. Well, ok, I was asked to change jobs, and had two very scary, stress inducing months without a paycheck before landing a new job for slightly better pay at a company with...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | Books, e-books
Going over the copyedit for “Out of Nowhere.” Imagine the combined fun of an employee review, a note from your ex telling you why she left, and your mom giving you advice on your lifestyle. It’s not quite that much fun.