We lived the idyllic suburban life this weekend. The weather in the Silicon Valley was perfect: sunny, without being devastating. Although Emily and I were both in stages of cold-fighting, it was only the morning and late nights that were really affected by our illness. The middle of the day, when the sun was at…
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Share Day Fail
“Daddy! My glasses!” Shit. We were already three quarters of the way to school when the thought popped into Erin’s head. There was no way I was going to turn around and go home just for a pair of movie theater 3-D glasses. But it was Wednesday, and Wednesday is “Share Day” in Erin’s class….
Tales of the Mighty Goatee
One of my Lurkers, E Ben, asked “What’s it going to take to get you to shave that goat?” Ah…the Mighty Goatee. I’m not allowed to shave my goatee. Emily and I both had fathers who, in the late 70s and early 80s thought facial hair was awesome. So while their kids weren’t looking they…