When we first e-mailed pictures of our wee newborn to his grandparents, one of them responded, “Looks like a future president!” My reaction was a proud chuckle; my wife’s was mild horror. “I would NOT want him to be president,” she said. Not even a little? I’ve been thinking about that question ever since. Extreme …
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My wife and I stayed home from work sick this week, she on Tuesday, I on Wednesday. We have picked up slightly dissimilar colds, both fugal variations on your average winter bug. (Hers comes with fatigue and congestion, mine with a cough and nausea. Fun.) Meanwhile, our son is perfectly well, apart from a very …
It’s generally held that Texas has more control over America’s curriculum than all the other states put together. Why? Because Texas (a) is a big market, and (b) has a stringent Board of Education that reviews every textbook used in the state. If you, Mr. Publisher, want to sell a lot of books, you have …
Getting ready for bathtime tonight, and I set down my son just outside the bathroom door as I prepped the tub. Once it had filled, I bent over to turn off the tap, then stepped back to regain my balance. What I didn’t know was that my tiny son had silently crawled up behind me, …
