I returned home from Israel this past Saturday, but I wanted to file one last post regarding my trip. As I’ve already written, the presence of armed soldiers is but one discomfiting aspect of the greater picture of unrest to be found in Israel. On the parenting level, though, when I wasn’t looking at soldiers …
Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Tantrum: Should DadWagon Get a Job?
Just over six years ago, I decided I’d had enough of work. I saved some money, quit my job at New York Magazine, and decided to go traveling for a while. Then I got lucky—I made a contact at the New York Times travel section, and quickly found myself in freelance heaven. In the time …
Insane in the Grain
This picture is of our cupboard’s cereal section, which is large enough to fit a mid-size military commissary. But it’s all just for us–two adults and two small kids. Refilling all these bins yesterday made me realize: we might have a cereal problem. I have written before about my anger at the corporate grainpimps of …