It is what it is.
Forty years ago today the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was murdered. At varying points throughout my life I have asked older people about that fateful day. All of the responses have been similar and consistent. They have told me of an overwhelming feeling of grief, and a sense of feeling lost and abandoned. [...]
The Dev is about two weeks into his transition, and of course it's a transition for us all. We've already completed a "big" school project and are getting a new level of feedback on his performance. In addition what I've learned is that being the new kid, even at four years old, is hard. He [...]
Today I was lucky enough to take my son to his first full day at his new preschool. Of course that depends on how you look at. My wife took him for his first transitional day last week Friday. Either way I think my contribution was notable. Anyway, as part of his new routine he [...]
My wife and I have had a barge loads of fun going places and doing things with the Dev. Really, we have. The thing is, though, there are a bunch of places that we'd love to go to, or go back to, without him. Four going on five isn't exactly the age that known for [...]
I know that envy is one of the seven deadly sins and not particularly attractive, nevertheless I have more than a passing acquaintance with the emotion. I have come to accept this flaw in my distinctively and tremendously flawed personality. A plus for me is that I am young enough to grow and learn from [...]
One of my older brothers has finally bit the proverbial bullet and submitted to his first colonoscopy! I'm thrilled at the prospect of having my brother around a little longer because he was proactive in his health care (with a little urging from me). He didn't have much fun prepping for the procedure, but afterwards [...]
Have you ever danced with the Dev by the pale moonlight? Well, I have and it's silly, unexpected fun (you should not have because he's my son). About a month ago we started to have our stress-relieving dance parties. We always have one on the weekend, although during the week the urge to party can [...]
I know that wishes are for Christmas and resolutions are for the New Year, but I'm in a wishing mood. Of course I wish for world peace and stability. I think we all wish for that in our own way. However I also have a more plausible desire: I wish my two older brothers would [...]
There are tons of things that annoy me, as many of you know. However, in the spirit of the season I thought I'd mention some of the things that I thought were actually positive in 2007. Part of the inspiration for this list came from PHX who commented on The Black [Dad] List: Year in [...]
This will be the third holiday season that I send my Holiday Podcast out into the universe. It's the same one I had up last year, but it always expresses what I kind of want to say at this time of the year. The only thing I want to add is that I am so [...]
