Month: August 2015

Aristurtle Confessions

So Ari… I wonder sometimes if the horrible noises that all these people are making are somehow relevant, you know?  Like they’re somehow communicating with one another.  Maybe even exchanging ideas? Do you think… Read More

Flight of the BumbleDad – Second Movement

My 40th birthday yesterday was just fine; thank you all for the well wishings and the not-so-subtle reminders of my decrepitude. I spent the first half of the day pacing around The… Read More

Quad Day

This was 10 years ago. My God… j.s.

Sojourns

We had a celebratory birthday dinner this Saturday at DaVinci’s, and Daphne came along for her very first restaurant experience.  (You can do much worse than DaVinci’s as your first gastronomic odyssey.) Hello… Read More

Ingress

  So a friend sent me an invite to play a mobile phone game called Ingress.  For those who haven’t heard of it, it’s a bit like Shakespearean geocaching.  There are two factions: The… Read More

Sequences

“Hey!  I know you!” “You’re home!” “What did you bring me today?” “‘Nothing.’  Oh Daddy…that’s so funny.” “No really.  What did you get me?” “You…you’re not kidding.” “Oh.” “I see.” “Well.   I… Read More

The Jibbus

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my dog has been very sick. I got up on Tuesday morning last week, had a shower, and went out to start the coffee.  Jib… Read More

Dentata Sonata

Did I say my daughter was sleeping through the night?  Was that me? Well apparently that was just a one-time thing, and she didn’t enjoy it. Because now she’s decided that her bassinet… Read More

Baby’s First Yardstick

There’s an interesting thing that happens on social media these days, and it’s something that I wish I were immune to. I’m talking about digital baby judgment. It’s remarkably hard to look at photos… Read More