June 8th, 2011 by Matt | No Comments
After Monday’s rant about the inability of Brooklyn’s businesses, both small and corporate, to fulfill the needs of my family, I figured all the parties involved deserved a follow-up. So, here’s what’s happened over the last couple of days: The saleswoman at Lowe’s, Jasmin Rodriguez, got in touch with 3PD, the company Lowe’s contracts to [...]
June 6th, 2011 by Matt | 7 Comments
If you have kids, you have dirty clothes. Stains—disgusting, untraceable stains—stains that appear as if by magic, stains that appear as you watch, those ice-cream drips falling in super-slow-motion, almost as if you could stop them. Stains on their clothes, on your clothes, on stainless-steel countertops. (Whuh?) Stains from food, from dirt, from grass, from [...]
March 4th, 2011 by Theodore | 1 Comment
Never let it be said that I lead a gratifying and rewarding life, and never let it be said I’ve tried to hide it. To wit: the highlight of my day yesterday came in the morning. Tomoko and I were driving to Ellie’s four-month pediatrician’s visit when we realized the heater in our 4000-year-old BMW [...]
December 29th, 2010 by Matt | 5 Comments
It was a typical late afternoon: I was bringing Sasha home, and Sasha was resisting being brought home. The subway was crowded, and the air inside was stifling. I was dressed for the outdoor chill, but now, as I wrangled Sasha off the F-train floor, I was beginning to sweat. A lot. By the time [...]
