I’ll say from the start that this is not one of those vortexes I sometimes get caught in, where a trip to fresh-aired yonderlands (in this case, Colorado) makes me rethink why I ever decided to live in New York. No. I love New York in all its fecal glory. I am no Cliff Lee. …
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Neglecting Your Child: Form and Technique
Last Wednesday, Jean and I ran into a little problem. That night, I had a long-scheduled dinner date with an editor in midtown—Totto Ramen, at last!—and had even arranged to meet the editor there at 9 p.m., just so Jean would have plenty of time to come home from work. Alas, lately Jean’s had to …
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Please Don’t Be All You Can Be
Not that I really have anything for or against the military, but I am concerned that if they start making any more videos like the one below, which I found via the cheery folks at Gawker, JP might just join. But I’ll let you decide. With no further ado, I give you Count Spirochete, a …
The Tantrum, Part 2: Should you pull your kid out of school for vacation?
(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one question over the course of a week. For previous Tantrums, click here.) Of all the ‘wagoneers, I am the one probably least prepared to answer this vital question, and not just because my daughter, Sasha, is only 2, and has yet to embark upon an …
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