Going to bad movies — like changing diapers and getting vomited on — is one of the ways parents pay their dues. And so I found myself last night at “Dragon Wars” [note: self-indulgent but attractive site takes a long time to load] with two of my sons. We arrived minutes before the start, yet [...]
I have two kids entering middle school this year, so my wife and I will take any homework help we can get. David Colker of the LA Times gave a great list of websites today in his “Take notes: websites for students.”
Since Times articles have a way of disappearing, here are the links less Colker’s [...]
Depending on who you talk to, there are either more statues of Sacagawea (or Sacajawea or Sakakawea) in the United States than any other woman or than any other person. A friend just asked me about the Sacagawea statue at the end of the trail, prompting me to post a few [...]
A couple of my kids had been wanting to go horseback riding for some time. I did a bit of research, and we settled on Los Angeles Horseback Riding in Topanga Canyon. We rode for two hours, mainly along a fire road in the Santa Monica Mountains. Thanks to McCall (our guide) and to Souvenir, [...]
I don’t try to teach my kids much. I know, I should be sitting them down and having heart-to-hearts and instilling my values. That’s what dads are supposed to do. But, frankly, I’m not even sure what my values are.
However, my son Noah’s baseball coach called the other day to tell me how he appreciated [...]
