Parenting has a story out about whether kiddie sports have become too competitive: Not only are players joining competitive leagues at ever younger ages, more and more of them are choosing to specialize, focus, and train intensively in only one sport. In 2009, for instance, the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship featured a category for …
Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Tantrum: Do Children Belong in Bars Part 3
Before I start my diatribing, let me thank commenter Jeff, who over the weekend urged us to take up the question of babies in bars. We at DadWagon are always glad to get sharp suggestions from the outside, as they lessen our reliance on our own feeble minds and free up time to take our …
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I like rich women
The Grey Lady tells us that more men are marrying wealthier women. Actually, the Census told us that; the Times just tried to make it seem surprising. I know what the Times is talking about because I’ve rarely had any kind of relations with a girl who wasn’t already richer than me. Not by design. …
I’m Mad As Hell And I’m Not Going To Parent Anymore
So, I just got done reading the Findings column over at Harper’s Magazine, which is written by my good friend, Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, who is perhaps the best dressed copy editor on the east coast. Most of Rafil’s musings in the column relate to the doings of highly trained kung fu monkeys, the handsome quotient of …
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