When I told students and colleagues that I was going to Colorado for the weekend, they immediately grinned. But as soon as I said I was going for a funeral, it quickly disappeared. But funerals don't always have to be a sad affair. This particular person passed away some months ago but weren't the type to go quietly into the ether, so once covid began to clear enough, the ... Read More
Family
Time Is A Construct
Something that I have been grappling with since Logan was born is the use of my "free time". It's very easy to tell people that when you have a kid, none of your time is your own. And for the most part that's true. But in this day and age of constant connection, it's much easier said than done. There is always something happening on the Internet (this week it was the slap heard ... Read More
Logan Rides a Bike (kinda)
When it comes to toys, we've been trying to buy Logan less but higher quality items. Once you have a kid and you see the ridiculous amount of stuff to own, you try to cut down where you can. Plus. it keeps things out of the landfill. So for Christmas, we made a short list for Grandma, Oma and Pop Pop. Among those things was a Strider bike. Which is basically a child's ... Read More
Missing In Action
The last time I posted here was in mid-August. It's been a while since I've even thought about this website... well, that's not true. My hosting plan was about to expire and I just renewed for another three years. So here we are. Let's recap on everything since then. In-person school has begun again at Orange High School. Overall, it's pretty great being back in the ... Read More
Toddler Summer
Not a tons of words for this post. I'm too busy chasing after this kid who's now totally mobile. We took him to Gymboree last week ONCE and now he climbs on everything. He's a boy of many expressions and desires. We're having a pretty rad summer. ... Read More
