The Poop parentblog at the SF Chronicle raised my hopes with this headline: Why being a parent in the Bay Area totally rules. Turns out it’s not a real list (just four items, the first is: there are lots of balloons and puppies in the Bay Area). But I’ll take the bait, particularly since I …
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Church or dad: What’s best for the kids?
If you ever want an unedited look at the dank sewer of human relationships, check out leagle.com, which has an endless stream of court decisions between litigating parties. The conflicts range from petty to murderous. It’s delicious. That’s where I found this gem of justice, in which an Indiana court actually did the right thing …
Potty training with the whales
“Chuck Tompkins, whale trainer, has often been asked the question “how can you get a killer whale to urinate on cue, and I can’t get my son to pee in the toilet?” Who hasn’t asked themselves this very same question? The above is from a short article from MyFox 25 in New Hampshire, entitled “Training …
Obligatory Christmas Post
Since Nathan (Jewish, but not to Lubavitchers) and Christopher (not a Jew, but frequently mistaken for one) have weighed in on this topic, I figured I’d throw in my two shekels. So: As a Jew (even the black hats have to admit it), I’m completely opposed to any celebration of Christmas. No tree, no Santa …