As we’ve probably mentioned before, Dadwagon is home to several mixed marriages (and, I guess, one mixed divorce). Asians figure prominently, as do Jews, with a bit of Mexican and slightly ethnic whiteness (γειά σου, Mr. Bonanos). And when I survey my circles of urbane New York friends, there’s hardly a homogeneous pairing among them. …
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An Open Letter to Sasha Grey
Dear Ms. Grey, Let me first say that I have no quibble with your chosen profession. As long as there is pornography, there must be porn stars, and though it is clearly a dirty, dirty job (at least when done properly), someone has to do it. In the eyes and hearts of many people, you …
What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Part 1
Dear Dadwagon, As Theodore rightly noted, last week I committed the apparently unpardonable sin of taking my family not just on vacation but entirely off the grid. Up in mid-coast Maine, we had no phone (neither cell nor land line) nor Internet access, unless we wanted to drive 15 minutes to leech Wifi from the …
Kids R Stoopid 2
Last weekend, while Jean and I were walking Sasha home, we were passing by one of the housing projects when we spotted a girl, about 11 or 12 years old, riding a small BMX bike. We didn’t think anything of it until we’d walked by, when suddenly we heard a CRASH! We turned around: She’d …