July 13, 2018

On Tuesday afternoon we heard this sound: SKREEEEE! Wife and I looked at each other. What was that? Soon we realized that what that was was our air conditioner, no longer working, blowing un-conditioned air into our house while it was 90+ degrees outside. Oh frick. We called and scheduled for someone to come look …

July 10, 2018

Been looking around for other jobs. Not that I don't like my current job. It's just I've been doing it for almost three years now, and I've hit a plateau where either 1) I keep churning on the same hamster wheel or 2) find some way to transcend it—either here or elsewhere. The problem is …

July 4, 2018

'Merica.  My brother and his wife hosted a little get together—in addition to America's Independence we were also celebrating my birthday, which is July 9th. After milling about, talking, grilling, etc. we went to the pool. My son Beckett loved it. He went down the little slide. It was great. This pool was where I …

July 2, 2018

I can already feel a certain level of dadness developing in me, which is inevitable, and even what you would expect, what you would hope for at my age and in my stage of life; dadness meaning: I catch my reflection passing by a window and recognize myself with certain dad qualities, i.e. I'm wearing the …

June 27, 2018

The car has been fixed. Last week, on my first day back to work from paternity leave, I tried starting the car and it was dead. Nothing but clicking. I have a normal car guy I like at a small garage in town. His name is Greg and he's perhaps the last living honest auto-mechanic. …

June 25, 2018

This morning at about 4AM I woke up to the sound of my son, Beckett, crying. The cry was no small whimper. More like a howl. "Buddy, what's wrong?" I said, going into his room. "Tuck, tuck!" he said. I saw one of his legs had wedged its way between two posts on his crib. …

June 22, 2018

In the midst of all this baby having, etc, it's become a goal of mine to get a promotion at work. You know, money and all that. Well, I think it could happen soon? Maybe a few months. Although who knows? Maybe longer. Had a meeting today that I led which went well. Working on …

June 21, 2018

Family vibe = improving. Last night walked as family to Panera and had dinner. Wife and I both had salads. Walked up to the counter and the cashier, who spoke of our children as though she were being reminded of her own, said, "You got them both asleep at the same time. Good job!" Beckett …

June 20, 2018

Family status = hanging in there. Our newborn, Nora, is a fussy sleeper. Wife is on maternity leave at home w/ her, doing great, being a real champ. Every day is just, can we get to the end?! And then we do. Nora is not even a month old, but time is already flying by. …

June 18, 2018

This weekend was Father's Day. Wife got me a Folio Society copy of King Lear. Real nice, bound in buckram! On Sunday we went to this little event called "Breakfast with the Beatles," a breakfast buffet type thing in the park accompanied by Beatles music. My son Beckett wanted to run around and play in …