I greatly enjoyed reading this poem by Greg Delanty in this month’s issue of the The Atlantic Monthly and thought I would share it: Parents What do any of us know about our parents, separate or together? My mother kept the house in order, prepared food, wore the epinetron smooth rolling the threads, the skeins …
Author Archives: Theodore
How about those kids!
My post on super-kids from earlier today (combined with a screaming case of procrastination) have motivated me to scour the Internet in search of other, equally nausea-inducing examples of too-perfect children. Below are links to some of my favorites, but I would love to hear suggestions from our readers, too: We must of course not …
Steroid boy!
As evidenced by this earlier post, I am both repulsed and fascinated by abnormally talented children. The fascinated part is easy to explain: a kid who can hit a three-pointer at 3 years old is pretty amazing. A genetic freak, perhaps, but amazing nonetheless. The repulsive part usually comes back to the parent. In most …
Be the Ball, I mean Beach, I mean…
Had a fine time with JP this past Saturday. We had some unexpectedly wonderful weather here in Jew-York New York City, so I packed us a light snack and headed to one of the city’s least-known and nicest beaches—Jacob Riis. It’s an interesting spot for many reasons, some of which have nothing to do with …