For me, the single most challenging part of sending my kids to sleep-away camp is fretting about their well-being, knowing that I’m pretty much powerless to impact how things are going each day. They’re on their own. This is really just a more severe case of the peculiar parental anguish of separating from your kids … [Read more…]
We had a busy week. On Monday, J had her “Moving Up” ceremony. She’s officially done with 5th grade and elementary school. Which means the whole family is done with elementary school. We were all completely ready for it, but that didn’t prevent J from getting weepy when her teachers signed her yearbook and me … [Read more…]
Lately, I’ve been thinking of a little rule that I would like to impart to my children as well as to many members of the general public: Don’t be an asshole. Wait, I had a rule to share, but on second thought, while the sentiment is spot-on, I feel that the robust and wholly accurate … [Read more…]
Another weekend is practically upon us and I haven’t even caught you up on last weekend, so here goes. Friday night was my second Dance Party for Veterans. Frankly, it was a little tragic. For my first party, I was worried that no one would show up, and then we really got a decent crowd … [Read more…]
On Friday and Saturday I had a blog post percolating in my brain. I was going for almost-upbeat. I don’t know, man. The news has been depressing lately. I think that Donald Trump is a terrible person, and the fact that he is a major contender for the presidency is terrifying to me. I’m a … [Read more…]
It is my fondest wish to have a single store that contains every grocery item that I could possibly want, so I’d only ever have to go to one place. Among my local choices, I wish it were Hannaford. I like it there. The people are lovely, the aisles are wide. Alas. One of Hannaford’s … [Read more…]
Cute W is sick, M spent most of the weekend playing soccer, and J partied pretty hard on Friday and Saturday night along with her Saturday marathon gymnastics practice. So even though it’s only 8 pm, everyone seems pretty ready to crawl into bed. Sounds good to me. So, guess what I did on Wednesday? … [Read more…]
