Today my son goes to what he calls the "Bodanical" Gardens here in San Francisco. He's taken a lot of heat for this pronunciation this week, which he now says is how his friends say it. At 8, however, he is at the end of the hilarious mispronunciations of common words. He has corrected "webbins" for weapons and "sahl" for saw and all the rest, sadly. He is still yelling for mom … [Read more...] about Fading signs of early childhood for my youngest
Summer projects
My kids are now 8 and 12. Their summer interests are as varied as they are. They mostly want to spend the summer enjoying a break from the modern pressures of school and harried carpool structure. But like many or most of us, with the summer spread out before them, they have big dreams for what can be accomplished in the next three months. My son wants to build as many Legos as … [Read more...] about Summer projects
Gilette’s tribute to Dads
The folks at Tide's PR agency sent this to me. Perhaps you've already seen it. Tide and Gilette were both at Dad 2.0. They are now awake to the changing buying behavior in America's homes that has been going on for a decade. I'm happy to show it here too. In many ways, this is a pivotal year for dads, not really because anything has really changed, but because popular culture … [Read more...] about Gilette’s tribute to Dads
Levi Johnston to be a Dad Again
I won't say anything more than that I hope he can be as good and present a father as he can be to both of his kids. Round two of diaper duty for Levi Johnston! After fathering son Tripp, 3, with ex-fiance Bristol Palin, the news-making Alaskan, 21, is going to be a dad again, his rep confirmed to Us Weekly on Tuesday.[From Levi Johnston: Yes, I'm Going to be a Dad Again - … [Read more...] about Levi Johnston to be a Dad Again
Off-season football for dads: Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 on DVD
If you haven't seen Harvard Beats Yale, get it and watch it with your kids. As much a documentary about this amazing game played in 1968, it's a look backward at a different time. The director of this documentary, Kevin Rafferty, spends easily a third of the interviews with the players discussing the anti-war movement in 1968, the politics of the two different campuses and the … [Read more...] about Off-season football for dads: Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 on DVD