A conversation, while riding bikes in a nearby affluent neighborhood for the purpose of looking at large houses… ———– “Whoa, Daddy, look at THAT one!” “Yep. It’s big.” “If we lived in that house I would hug you all the time.” “What?” “I would hug you all the time.” “Okay…” “I know I’m supposed to…

Word on the publishing street is that the tumblr blog Dads are the Original Hipsters is headed down the blog-turned-book road. This is welcome news because it’s a killer, well-executed idea. (Too use a couple of violent adjectives.) Your dad kept it warm in a pea coat before you did and he has the anchor…

Interesting recent piece in the St. Petersburg Times by staff writer Joshua Gillin, about being a geek forced, by impending fatherhood, to “grow up.” Being a geek is all about obsession, Gillin writes. So he’s preparing for an obsession transformation, from movies, martial arts, and video games to his first child: My wife and I…

A conversation last Thursday: ———— “Are you happy school’s about to be out?” “No.” “Really? You’re not ready for summer?” “Well, I’m kind of excited but I’m kind of not excited, too.” “Why?” “Because I’m going to miss Mrs. B.” “Me, too. She’s a good teacher.” “She’s the best teacher ever. I wish she could…

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