Kids Coding: Pear Meets Bear We're five days in -- or, is it seven? Nine? -- to the endeavor of social isolation, and though I have no inkling of how we'll fare by the end of this week, we've so far found some productive ways to keep from climbing the walls. Case in point: my... Continue Reading →
Man Up Your Grilled Cheese -- With Steak I'd like to think that, having been a bit of a picky eater myself growing up, most of the dishes I grill and boil and fry and simmer are ones my kids can stand to eat. Yeah, dream on, Dad. I mean, I haven't yet subjected them... Continue Reading →
Hotel Room Design Flaws - Travelin' Dad My phone is a collection of photos I'm sometimes at a loss to interpret, later. There are the inevitable watch pics. I know, I know. But anyone into the hobby can tell you there's a place -- typically on Reddit -- for the elegant wrist roll, even whole... Continue Reading →
Dadtritus Alert: Twin Zippo Lighters Can you get too much of a good thing? As we tackle the notion of "dadtritus" -- those very dad-type objects that seem to accumulate in cabinets and drawers and corners -- the answers seems to be a resounding, "well, duh." Whether it's an avalanche of rapidly-graying T-shirts, or closet... Continue Reading →
Random Smiling Banana - Give Your Face a Rest In this new, recurring feature, we hunt down the things in everyday life that randomly tickle you. Around my house, it could be a stupid pet trick. Or -- quite often -- something my sons have drawn. Or a spontaneous quip in the middle of our... Continue Reading →
This was the beginning of a 4+ hour delay with a view: watching the mechanic disassemble the engine cover ... and keep disassembling ... was the visual cue I needed to change my flight. Yes, There’s an App for That - Dad About Town It was a perfect, clear-blue, sunny Saturday, tailor-made for taking to... Continue Reading →
Caught in this creepy pic is Stephen King, making a cameo in It, Chapter Two. I’d paused the in-flight movie to study the symbol on his mug: anything significant, Constant Readers? Apropos of Something: Hidden meaning in movie mug? Life is random, randomly filled with randomness. And a discerning Dad keeps careful track. On my... Continue Reading →
Fine morning for a walking commute from the Tower Bridge, London. Sunshine on the Thames - Dad About TownIn my job I am blessed to be able to spend a few days or, at times, a week or more working from locales considerably far flung from my usual Midwestern town commute. As travel restrictions tighten... Continue Reading →
Sky Line Chili Isn't Exactly Ken Jennings's Dish In what has certainly become a trend, and is rapidly becoming a certainty, my oldest son, Jonah, is proving daily just how much cooler he is than Dad. Among his latest trendy obsessions is tuning in avidly to The Omnibus Project, a twice weekly effort by Ken... Continue Reading →
My first 1st-place Pinewood Derby car only took 35 years. Here is my son Ben's "Screaming Cheese." Crafting a Winning Cub Scout Car: Dadding with DistinctionMy first experience with the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby came in 1984. I was 7, and thus, brand new to the experience of sitting in my dad's basement workshop in... Continue Reading →
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