It’s a slow day here at DadWagon HQ as we gear up for a big weekend of schlepping our kids to whatever thing will keep them happy for an hour or so. Yet we are still here, hard at work providing scintillating content for the masses! In that light, I’d like to share this photo …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
After the Fall
I’ve got a few free minutes here in Amsterdam–it turns out my daughter likes to watch Olivia cartoons even when it’s in Dutch. Dank je! says Olivia. Natuurlijk! say her pig parents. Dalia, knowing nothing but the picture, laughs. I’ve actually been somewhat in-the-moment here, actually waking and sleeping with the family, and spending all …
Blind!
I was at my desk writing this morning, and as is my habit, I wanted to insert a cliche into one of my sentences. I half-remembered a phrase that went something like, “Twice is a hobby, three times is an obsession.” That didn’t seem exactly right, so I went onto the Internet to see if …
At the Risk of Sounding French
I’m aware that in writing this post that I am opening myself up to all sorts of charges of bigotry, anti-Islamic sentiments, and even racism. I don’t think I’m coming from such a place but I guess it’s in the nature of discussing Islam in the current environment. So be it. For no particularly discernible …