It is what it is.
Today Devin and I made Rice Krispies Treats. Where I'm from you're not fully invested in childhood until you have tackled the sweet gooey goodness of of RKTs. The pure simplicity of the recipe made it a favorite of parents and kids alike. I come from a time when bake sales had actual home baked [...]
Because the Jena 6 remind me of the tough job my wife and I face as we continue to raise our son. Because my brother's quiet vacation in New Hampshire (!) was ruined by a self proclaimed "confederate," and a concerned local that warned him of bored cops. Because a black mother recently accused me [...]
I'm knocking on wood here, but I think it's safe to say that (finances aside) the changes the wife and I have made over the last several have paid off. Devin's 3:30 school pick up has proven to have positive long term effects on his behavior. We haven't had a single behavioral incident since the [...]
The week I just had brings to mind one of my favorite songs of all time - Holding Back the Years by Simply Red, Lyrics by Mick Hucknall (Yeah, I love the Brand Nubian remake too.) Here are the lines Hucknall wrote over 20 years ago that sum it up: I'll keep holding on Holding, [...]