OK, I kid. Summer actually never ends around here for the boys of DadWagon. We’ll be kicking back Bacardi Breezers and shagging cocktail waitresses well into February. But we know that many of you are the more conventional types, for whom the end of summer means the end of vacation, the beginning of the school …
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Put Another Shrimp on the Barbie: It’s Father’s Day Down Under
Australia, as we all know, is just like America, only upside-down. Australians speak English, though unintelligibly. They spend dollars, though theirs are worth far, far less than ours. And not only do they celebrate Father’s Day (tomorrow, apparently), but they have cranky dads who think the whole thing is koala-shit: Regardless of what illness, deadlines …
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Medical Miracles or Misdiagnoses?
In keeping with the medical theme from this morning, I bring you this story from the Today show about a stillborn baby brought back from the dead by two hours of cuddling with his very stubborn (and very happy) mom. Lovely story, even if they did have to import parents from Australia to find them. …
Morning at the Hospital
After having consulted our wise (if not board-certified) readers about young Nico’s surgery, we decided to do the tubes in the ears and skip the adenoidectomy. It all went down this morning, with the improbably early arrival time of 6am at the hospital (why are surgeons such morning people?). The wife and I put on …