Author: Backpacking Dad

When I looked through the window into Erin’s daycare room I saw all three of the teachers kneeling, pinning a thrashing, writhing ball of snakes in tiny yoga pants to the floor. I did a quick surveil of the room, a headcount that confirmed my paranoid instinct: that for some reason it was Erin they…

Whether you support or oppose Proposition 8, the proposed amendment to the California Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, you ought to do it deliberately. Making a deliberate choice means not only checking “yes” or “no”, but doing so with the consequences of that choice in full view, and accepting…

My little blog here is growing up. I’ve finally been doing this long enough that I get search terms in Google other than "backpacking" and "backpacking dad". I finally have what I’ve always dreamed about having: A Search Term Post. You’re welcome. "shawn burns" erin high chair signing time: I love this one because my…