The Dishwasher and the Jerkhole
Posted by dewde in Marriage on 24. Aug, 2008 | 38 Comments
My friend Alvin, the conservative vegetarian, says the Internet doesn’t need another blog that deprecates men. I’m going to do my best not to, however when I score an Olympic gold medal in the 100 Metre Jerkhole, I’m going to say so. Otherwise I’ll just end up doing it again.
The scene begins with me loading [...]
Child-like Wonder
Posted by dewde in General on 18. Aug, 2008 | 9 Comments
Here are three short videos I created recently to document Savannah at 1 year old. She can’t walk just yet but she gets around. If only life was this fascinating to us as adults I think we’d have a lot more joy in the world.
My Wife Gave Birth to an Uncarved Block
Posted by dewde in Christianity, Marriage, Parenting on 16. Aug, 2008 | 2 Comments
This is something I wrote a year ago, shortly after Savannah was born. I didn’t really have a blog then so I am reposting it here.
August 10th, 2007
I am now a father. Again. Our newborn daughter is 3 weeks old today.
My wife and I were driving the other day and she made the comment, “Our [...]
Keeping Your Privates, Private
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 12. Aug, 2008 | 4 Comments
A few weeks ago we were having discipline problems with Sydney, who is 3 years old. They popped up out of nowhere. Sydney is an extraordinarily well behaved child. She has her moments to be sure, but by and large she is pretty spectacular.
So we were a little surprised when we showed up to [...]
Waking Up to a Song and Dance
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 11. Aug, 2008 | 6 Comments
Dear Sydney and Savannah:
You probably already know this, but your mother is a rock star.
Sydney, every morning when you wake up and walk bleary eyed and half conscious into our bathroom, where we are getting ready for work, your mother drops whatever she is doing and goes abso-frickin-lutely bananas. “SYDNEY’S AWAKE!” she screams and [...]
