On Saturday I met four fathers. In the morning I met The Swimmer. At the baby pool, with his son in tow, he towered over the toddlers in the water, a frame toned by a lifelong dedication to swimming; evidence that he continued to swim regularly. His son, months older than Erin, took wobbly steps…
Author: Backpacking Dad
It was an honour just to be nominated
Well folks. The votes are in over at the Hottest Blogger Calendar Contest. I was beaten out by some pretty Hot Bloggers, including my fellow dad-in-blog, Busy Dad. I’m disappointed that I lost to Wil Wheaton, but hardly surprised: dude was on tv. Oh well. A trip to New York with the flimsy excuse that…
Death Race 2008
The original Death Race 2000 (1975) is a bit of a classic dystopian critique: future America is a financial wasteland, run by a fascist government that sponsors gladiatorial games, in this case a violent car race in which the drivers kill each other and bystanders for the entertainment of the inured public. Death Race (2008)…