I Write. You Read.

Sometimes the less is said the better.

The longest journey begins with a single step. That’s paraphrased, not a direct quote, but it sums things up nicely. In case you haven’t noticed, this all looks different. I’ve moved to a new web host, and along the way decided to re-invent my presence on the web. No longer will I try to […]

As the piles of small spiral notebooks filled with scribbles scattered around the house will confirm, our little boy loves to draw. Or write. Or whatever he thinks it is. The point is that his favorite activity is to make his mark in colored wax whenever he gets the chance. For all we could tell, […]

Normally, when I get a call from home that begins with “Simon almost made me cry…,” I expect the worst. 99% of the time Simon is a really good kid; we can’t really complain. But that other 1% is enough to push us to the edge, and it can be especially hard on his mom, […]

Yes, I know. More than a year without a single update. If I were in the military, I should think I’d be court martialed for abandoning my post. Thankfully, I’m not, so the worst I can suffer is the shame of failing to deliver on the implicit promise that I would keep the internets informed […]

I couldn’t possibly catalogue all of the “daddy moments” that Simon and I share. A “daddy moment” being a point in time when the full weight and fulfillment of fatherhood descends on me and I just “get” what this is all about. But last night we had one that I can’t help but write about. It […]

For most of my adult life (and my childhood, for that matter, ever since my tonsillectomy in kindergarten) getting sick has not been an issue. It happens once in awhile — on the average of once a year, I’d guess — but it never really gets in the way. I can’t breath well for a […]

A part of me believes that Simon knows how to read. Not only do I believe that he knows how to read, I believe he possesses the wherewithal to navigate the internet without assistance. I believe all of this because not even a week after that last entry — in which I extolled the many wonderful […]

Oh, I know what you’re going to think. Of course he says his child is a genius. It’s his kid! What parent wouldn’t evangelize the accomplishments of his offspring, especially when they include the discovery of a cure for cancer, the eradication of world hunger and the Elfstrom Plan for World Peace (That Actually Works)™? […]

Angie called just a little while ago to tell me that Simon rolled over for the first time, from his stomach to his back. This news has filled me with more joy than anything since his first gummy little smile. Praise the Lord for little babies. Babies Eat Time Like Candy Some of you probably think I […]