Category Archives: Being a Kid

Christy’s Snow Park

So in the midst of “Arctic Blast 2008″ we decided to get stranded with my family up at my sisters house. We came over on Saturday morning, and as the snow piled up we decided to have some fun. Their … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Kid, Family | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Flying Famous

Up until today I’ve only been on the same flight as one public personality — that I’m aware of. At some point in the early 1990s we were flying back to Cleveland to see my family back there. On our … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Kid, Grown Up Stuff | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Make Believe in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Judah has been walking around tonight talking about Artoo, Prince-a Way-a, and Yoyo.  He can’t find Artoo and Prince-a Way-a.  “Where’s Artoo, dad?”  He might be the youngest boy ever to have a crush on Princess Leia.

Posted in Being a Kid, Family | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Truly Incredible

My wife sent me this link today, and I was blown away. Do you remember those wooden block and marble sets that you could build tracks for the marbles with? My grandparents had some, and I enjoyed playing with them. … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Kid | 1 Comment

The New Iron Chef

This Halloween Judah will be doing his first trick-or-treating. His costume isn’t quite ready yet, but look at it so far.

Posted in Being a Kid, Family | Leave a comment

Lots to Say

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, so I’ll try and sum it up for everyone. We bought a house, as I mentioned here. With home ownership comes the responsibilities of a home owner…like managing a lawn, cleaning windows, … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Kid, Grown Up Stuff, Open Source, Red Sox, Sports, Windows | Leave a comment

Fun on Two-Wheels

I know that Judah is only now starting to crawl, but it’s got me thinking about the things that I want to do with him when he gets older (and his siblings too, when they come into the picture ). … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Kid | Leave a comment

On His Knees

As I’ve mentioned before I was a high energy kid. I was always moving around. Well, the time has come that my son is starting to move around. We think he is going to be a high energy kid just … Continue reading

Posted in Being a Kid | Leave a comment

I Missed The Competition

I remember as a little kid getting to play softball with the grown-ups at church picnics. Now I’m the grown-up and I am, for the first time, participating in an adult sports league. I’m playing on a city league softball … Continue reading

Posted in Baseball, Being a Kid, Grown Up Stuff | Leave a comment