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December 2014

December 21, 2014

Weight Just a Minute…

Hi, people - Boy, I am EXHAUSTED from all the posts I didn't do for...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

Jesus Goes to the Dentist.

Sometimes parents avoid their children's questions. There are myriad reasons for this phenomenon...fatigue, discomfort, lack...

November 09, 2014

A Phone Call at Buck’s Rock in 1982 (or sometime around there)

So remember how we used to get phone calls at Buck's Rock? If we got...

November 01, 2014

NaBloPoMo – Whaaaa???

So, there's this thing called "National Blog Post Month" wherein insane people commit to posting...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

Dreams of My Grandfather

This is the third post in an interfaith series on remembrance of ancestors. I've partnered with Yvonne Aburrow,...

October 23, 2014

The Favor

I'll keep this short. My son had rehearsal at 6. My friend is going to...

October 15, 2014

Grandpa’s Stories

This is the second post in an interfaith series on remembrance of ancestors. I've partnered with...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Jacks

My parents are incredibly sentimental people. With two kids in their forties, though, they’ve had...

March 2014

March 14, 2014

Quiz Me.

“Who am I, at this stage in my life?” I wondered. I was feeling that...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Spider Meets Winshield.

Once upon a time, I was driving to pick up my son from baseball tryouts....

February 15, 2014

Mama Mika and Papa Joe

Here's how I imagine the conversation between Mika and Joe (of Morning Joe) and Governor...

February 06, 2014

Bizarre Love Triangle – Baseball Edition*

*This piece was originally published on September 3, 2012. In honor of Ralph Kiner's passing...

January 2014

January 10, 2014

My Youngest is 10…

...and if you'd like to know how I'm feeling about that, please click over to...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Not Smarter Than a Fourth-Grader

This morning on the way to school, my fourth-grader and I had the following conversation....

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Banana Bread

So, you know how so many people post Facebook status updates the night before the...

August 18, 2013

Vacation Hangover

Well, there was no Captain Steubing, and it was not the Love Boat, but we...

May 2013

May 26, 2013

Silver Bullets? I’d Rather Have Chocolate Ones.

A seven-year-old boy named Myles wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden with his...

May 16, 2013

A Fork in the Grass

The following is a conversation that really took place last week, with no embellishment on...

May 11, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day!

Here's why I love this comic strip very much. One might read this and think...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

The Original “Take Your Daughter To Work Day.”

I'm at The Broad Side again today - this time recalling the real, original "Take...

April 18, 2013

A Jewish Kid in Catholic School? Nothing But Nachas.*

My son Nicky loves baseball. He’s really, really good at it. Despite the looooong list...

April 15, 2013

Lost In Suburbia – Book Review*

Lost in Suburbia - A Momoir contradicts itself right there in the subtitle. How I Got...

March 2013

March 16, 2013

You say “Aphasia,” I say “Tomahto.”

I like to think I'm a hands-on parent. Somewhere between absent and hovering. In an...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Brave New World of Parenting

I am so proud of my kids. Most people are proud of their kids, but...

February 04, 2013

Smoove Moves

If you're not a Curb Your Enthusiasm fan, I totally understand - it doesn't exactly...

January 2013

January 07, 2013

Suspension Notice

December 2012

December 17, 2012

Ballerinas on the Moon

In honor of Thank A Teacher Day: the following is a slightly edited version of...

December 04, 2012

Lisa Alcalay Klug’s “Hot Mamalah” – Book Review

Full disclosure #1: I've never written a book review before. I apologize in advance. Full...

October 2012

October 08, 2012

Is That a Birdseed Milkshake?

I don't know if you've heard, but there's a presidential election coming up soon. In...

September 2012

September 14, 2012

Happy New Year?

I've written a little bit about my relationship with Judaism before. In this Catonsville Patch...