I’m hardly being original in saying that the comments made to most items posted on the Internet represent something independent of what was originally posted. What I mean is, you shouldn’t take comments personally as a writer, as the substance of the comments often have nothing to do with what you’ve written. I’m generally pretty …
Monthly Archives: February 2011
When’s the Best Time to Have Kids?
Once again I’m not home. This week I’ve left behind my wife, my deeply saddened daughter, and the ongoing renovation of our kitchen to eat my way through frosty Montreal—with my younger brother, Steve. In the past couple of years, Steve and I have developed one ongoing, never-finished conversation: I try to convince him to …
A Week on the Wagon
Hello, folks! It’s been awfully fun having you spend time with us this week. But before you go and spend the next couple of days in a drunken stupor, hiding from your children when you’re not beating them, let’s go over what we’ve learned since Monday: Theodore’s mother is excellent blog-post fodder New York kindergartens …
More Dermot and Dave
Had another chance to chat with DadWagon friends Dermot and Dave, who now officially have the #1 radio show in Ireland’s biggest city (no doubt DadWagon’s first interview helped push them past the competition). Anyhow, this one is about my recent cri du coeur in defense of letting babies watch Star Wars. The interview starts …