Let’s get a little bit lazy
The long weekend is here! And yes, I’m bound to spend a lot of it chasing after a kid who’s just learned to run, but at least I don’t have to go to work. Okay, sure, I took a bunch of work home with me when I left the office yesterday, and I’m going to […]
I’m doing a guest spot at All My Friends (Saturday, 25 May 2013 at Parts and Labour)
I’d like you to come to the next edition of All My Friends, a club night returning to the Shop under Parts and Labour on Saturday, 25 May 2013. I’ll be filling in for resident DJ Paul G, doing a guest spot alongside fellow resident Mizz Brown. It’s the first real gig of its kind […]
Tags: All My Friends, DJing, Everyone's a DJ, Mizz Brown, my kid, Parts and Labour, Paul G
Posted in Creative Projects |
Thank you for giving a despairing post a very uplifting response
Yesterday’s post about Tim Bosma and fatherhood got more visitors and traffic than anything else I’ve ever posted. Several hundred of you paid a visit, and a few of you were kind enough to share it. I really appreciate it. I mentioned how self-conscious I was about sharing these thoughts in the first place, and […]
Tags: blogging, my kid, my wife, parenting, Tim Bosma
Posted in Friends and Family |
Tim Bosma and the most important, awful promise a father can make
I’m not the kind of guy who likes to play “it could have been me” with the headlines. It’s not that I think the people who do are selfish or callous; empathy is a tricky thing, and if that’s what it takes to put yourself in someone’s shoes, then I guess that’s okay. The story […]
Tags: my kid, my wife, parenting, Tim Bosma
Posted in Friends and Family |
An early start to a long week
I’ve been up since about 5:30 AM. I’ve exercised, gotten my kid off to daycare, and mapped out the day ahead. I’m hoping to do the same thing tomorrow. The week ahead is going to be a brutal one. As it is, I’ve got a few fires to put out at the office this morning, […]
Tags: exercise, mornings, my kid, productivity
Posted in Personal |
But seriously, happy Mother’s Day
My wife has had a pretty tough month. We’ve both had a busy time at work, and she’s been sick with a whole series of contagious diseases. But through it all, she’s put our daughter first. Because that’s just what you do. We’ve both been very lucky to have my mother-in-law with us for the […]
Tags: my kid, my wife
Posted in Friends and Family |
Day off (sort of)
My office is closed today, because my company just hosted its annual conference. Today was meant to be a day off after nine straight days of work. And in a way, eventually, it will be. My wife is still sick, so she’s taken the day off, too. My kid, who was running a temperature up […]
Tags: my job, my kid, my wife, personal news
Posted in Friends and Family |