We here at DadWagon are not afraid to do a little polling from time to time. One thing we have in common with Fox News’s Greta van Susteren (besides a somewhat troubling love of Wasilla, Alaska): We both use PollDaddy for our polls. PollDaddy now lets you search through all their user polls, and being …
Monthly Archives: February 2010
How Grover Made Me a Better Father
He’s a poor waiter, a crummy baker, a superhero who can’t fly, and a calamitous wig salesman. And yet Grover understands comedy—and therefore parenting—better than any other felt-covered puppet.
Death: Another Thing I’m Certain I Should Talk About
Let me start by saying that while intend to write this post almost entirely in a serious tone, largely because the subject matter that inspired it is just that — serious. Last week I learned that one of JP’s preschool teachers — a young, smart, caring person who JP was wild about — died. The …
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What Almost Made Me Cry Today: Winter Olympics Edition
Actually, it was Friday night, not today, and it happened in, of all places, Vancouver. Every time they come around, I watch the Olympics’ opening ceremonies, which are very possibly the strangest entertainment event in the world. They fail to move me, unless by “move” you mean “cause me to wonder aloud what on earth …
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