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Category: Stories

Time Warp

Posted on 10/26/201003/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

Emily and I just finished watching Glee’s Rocky Horror episode together in the living room while the kids slept so soundly you’d think there was no such thing as transvestite aliens living in gothic castles throwing can’t-miss parties. When did you first see Rocky? Were you a midnight-show virgin? Did you catch it on cable?…

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On Searching For Answers On the Internet

Posted on 10/20/201003/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

Our recent vacation was only tangentially related to a deadline I had for submitting a draft chapter for my dissertation. The real reason for our sudden surfeit of leisure time was that Emily quit her law firm job. I talk a lot about myself here, slightly less about the kids, and only rarely about Emily,…

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Back from Vacation and We Miss Grandma Already

Posted on 10/14/201003/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

Unlike most other parenting bloggers I’m not going to regale you with vacation stories (because regaling is for losers) or pepper you with pictures (because photos are for chumps). I would never do that. You will never see vacation recaps or photos on this blog. Don’t bother searching the archives; all you will find are…

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