Note: I posted about this on the blog’s Facebook page and Twitter account the other day, but it was too fun not to share. Apologies to those that have already seen/heard the clip. “I’m bored!” “But what can I do?” No parent wants to here those phrases from their kids. Especially not when you’re trying […]
Read more "A New Cure for Boredom"I have been trying to get Ryan to watch the movie Miracle, well, forever. As a hockey-loving eight-year-old in 1980, the Miracle On Ice was an amazing thing for me to experience. I didn’t understand the geopolitics that amplified the importance of the event well beyond sports. All I knew was that the USA was […]
Read more "Do You Believe in Miracles? Yes!"“I thought you were surfing the internet?” “I was. I finished it.” Those lines come from an old commercial for DirecTV’s DSL service, suggesting that with their high-speed service, one might actually reach the “end of the Internet.” (See the spot here.) It was a silly suggestion (geek comment: With DSL? As if!) even 10 […]
Read more "The End of the Internet"“Hey Ryan, want to watch this baseball game with me?” I knew the answer before I posed the question. Ryan only likes hockey. Well, he loves hockey. He’s obsessed with hockey. Which, in his mind, means there’s no room to enjoy any other sport. Still, I keep trying. We had one glorious afternoon at a […]
Read more "A Favorite Football Team"Yesterday was a crappy day. Meltdowns, objects thrown, cursing, screaming, crying fits. A total loss of control over seemingly minor developments beyond Ryan’s control. Worse, I was not around to help, having been at work and then off visiting a relative in town. But I can’t write about any of that today. I don’t want […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 