Going Ape at GO APE!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s GO APE! We literally hung from the treetops at GO APE in Williamsburg a few days ago. Of course it was under the instruction of an exce...
"Old Photos Contain the Dearest of Memories" (RTD Sunday Flair)
Please meet my old friend Mr. Lawrence, one of the kindest men to ever walk the planet. Below is a link is my essay that appeared in the “In My Shoes” column of the Richmond Times-Dispatc...
Only 26 Days Left!
Oh my! Say it isn’t so! Summer is headed straight for us like a flaming asteroid. You can watch it coming, but you can’t do a dang thing about it. It seems like the school year jus...
Mother’s Day Approacheth!
Yes, it’s that time of year again — Mother’s Day! FYI, folks, it’s coming up this Sunday, May 12. Only a few more shopping days left! Here is the annual Mother’...
"Wonders of the Smithsonian Museums"
Here it is hot off the press from May’s Richmond Parents Monthly! A visit to the three most popular Smithsonian Museums — Air & Space, American History, and Natural History. ...
Three Times a Charm? Not Always.
Sam was out of school three days this week — Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with that freaking norovirus. Blech! Then he was all ready to go back to school today, Thursday. We were all ready...
Norovirus = House Arrest Plus
Oh man, trust me on this one, you so don’t want the norovirus. Be on the lookout for this icky affliction. Its very name strikes fear into everyone, especially parents of the really wee ones...
New Jersey Turnpike on My Mind
Welcome to the NJTP! Recently I had the “opportunity” to cruise it up and down after quite a long hiatus. In a strange way I actually kind of enjoyed being there, a modern memory lane ...