Where’s Spot?
Lilian has always been amazing, but I feel like this past week or so she's been extra delightful. She's started using her words, to great effect. The dog is "dada,"…
Christmas 2013
We had to scale back our Christmas plans because Lilian was sick, but we still managed to have a loverly holiday. My in-laws weren't feeling too fussed about germs (they…
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Palm Springs
So we went to Palm Springs for Thanksgiving. And now it's Christmastime and I realize that I never actually wrote about our trip. Uhhh... whoops. Why Palm Springs? My stepdad's…
The Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease That Stole Christmas
So, Lilian has Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (no relation to Hoof and Mouth Disease). In a healthy adult, it manifests itself with cold-like symptoms. In a 16-month-old? Uncomfortable sores.…
On Having It All
Friday was a good day for me. A very good day. I hit a home run at work. It was the culmination of months of effort, and I was well…
Happy Birthday, Sad Squash
This is my dad. He's got a lot of hair. So, we all call him Sasquatch. Except for my four-year-old niece. She calls him Sad Squash. Because big words are…
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Brunchoween II: The Brunchening
A few years ago, Kristian and I threw a Halloween brunch and called it Brunchoween. I love throwing Halloween parties, but I hated competing with everyone else's parties for guests.…
A Week Away
I just got back from a five-day business trip. I headed out Monday morning and drove all the way to our Corporate HQ in New Jersey. I worked out of…
ALCS Champs!
Saturday night, Beans, Kristian, J and I went to Game 6 of the ALCS championship series. In other words, we were there when the Red Sox clinched the ALCS Championship…