New Year’s, Almost
January 2nd, 2013 by Nathan | 2 Comments
The challenges of New Years for kids who don’t even know what a year is.
What Almost Made Me Cry Today
Brood, Thy Name is Ross
September 4th, 2012 by Theodore | 3 Comments
So, Saturday, August 26th, after many hours of labor, my wife, Tomoko gave birth to our second child, and my third. Her name is Mena Masako Ross, a name I kinda like, even if the first one was suggested to us by a semi-retired Internet guy on yoga retreat vacation in Mexico, and if only [...]
Skate Lessons, or Why Matt Should Raise My Son
June 19th, 2012 by Theodore | 2 Comments
To my great surprise, JP asked for a skateboard for his sixth birthday this year, which was at the end of last month. Great surprise, I say, because he’s never expressed any interest in skateboarding before, I don’t skateboard, and as far as I know, none of his close friends skateboard. But he wanted it, [...]
A Book Is to Love: Maurice Sendak, 1928–2012
May 8th, 2012 by Matt | 3 Comments
I spend a lot of time trying to understand just what is going on in my daughter Sasha’s head. She’s nearly 3 and a half now, and while she can be quite articulate, that doesn’t mean her stories and commentary make any kind of sense. She conflates yesterday and today, she rides elephants, she is [...]
