Badge of Honor
PR people are great. They always have their audience in mind, even when it’s an audience of one. …
Jumping Through Hoops
A dad, of course, thinks that the sun rises and sets in his daughter. And he’s right. My…
Material Witness
My 40th birthday brought a number of surprises, but one of the sweetest came in the form of a…
Balloons and Sequins in the Basement
We are a house divided when it comes to New Year’s Eve. I married a New Yorker who…
Frankincense and Facebook
Facing sure failure as a father, I discovered the real power of social media. The promise of “social”…
The Measure of a Man in a Minivan
My wife is out of town on business this week. So I have taken over control of the…
Falling into Fatherhood
While obvious to most who know me, I am not what you would call an “outdoorsy” guy. It’s…
A Community that Welcomes as it Rebuilds
A week ago, as we watched images of Hurricane Irene creeping furiously closer to the North Carolina coastline,…
Low-Tech Dadcessories
I have four sisters-in-law. Each of them is a genius in her own right—creative and energetic in ways…
When Storytelling is More than Telling a Story
When I originally wrote about figuring out how to talk to my son about the tragedy of the…