Just in time for the summer swimming season, here’s a story about how I almost drowned in a friend’s pool a few years ago. “Catch me, Daddy! Catch me!” “Okay. I’m ready” I thought I was, too, treading water a couple of feet from the end of the diving board. I lifted my arms up… Continue reading The Art of Casual Drowning
Here are my thoughts on gay marriage published in TODAY February, 2004. I am soooo far ahead of the curve on this one! (Ouch! I dislocated my shoulder trying to pat myself on the back!) Plus, the idea of an expiring/renewable marriage license is nothing short of brilliant! What is a marriage? In the eyes… Continue reading Marriage Counseling: Gays Welcome!
Here’s one for all the of the original Hulkamaniacs out there…everyone knows who the coolest Avenger is! BONUS : Check out my “20 Questions With Lou Ferrigno!“ I read all sorts of comic books growing up, but The Incredible Hulk was my favorite. But the big green galoot’s run is coming to an end, and… Continue reading The Incredible Hulk Is Dead! Long Live Hulk!
Our dog Barnabus was dying. My wife and I both knew it, though we didn’t want to say it aloud. We’d been involved with animal rescue for many years, and we knew what the final stages of a pet’s life looked like: the loss of appetite, the incontinence, the restless wandering. No matter how Barney… Continue reading A Dignified Death For Man And Man’s Best Friend
Why does this blog suck so badly? Well, it’s not updated often enough, for starters. Why? Because I’ve been busy. Don’t believe me, read on. It’s been a crazy year. Then Google me, or look for my ebooks on Smashwords or Amazon — I’ve got a couple of new ebooks coming out, and more planned.… Continue reading My Wife’s Stroke or Why This Blog Sucks
Welcome to the New Year! Well, not so new, really, but I’m slow blogging. Below is another example of how my opinions change over time. The first column is from September 1996, shortly after I took my a job in New York City. It’s a major bitchfest about my commute. The second post is from… Continue reading Commuter Blue, Commuter Pink
[This was my 1996 Christmas column 14 years ago. Not sure what my problem was, but I was clearly f’d up. Maybe I have “holiday issues.” Strange year, 1996, like so many before and since.] Dear Rob, Santa has received the letters you’ve sent to him over the past several years. Every year you’re grouchy,… Continue reading Passive Aggressive Christmas Fantasy, Circa 1996
[Here’s another classic rant from 1998. I’m pretty sure county clerks are still selling your name and phone number to telemarketers. And they still suck. Interesting, back in ’98 I was bitching about telemarketers disrupting my Saturday morning tea-and-writing sessions. Now weekends are packed with kids, chores, kids, errands, kids, home improvements, and kids. But… Continue reading Why County Clerks Suck
[This is one of my wife’s favorites. Originally published in March 2002, and revised for Father’s Day 2013] In honor of Father’s Day, June 16, I’d like to travel back to before I was Autism Dad, when I was just “a new dad.” The moment my son was born, I realized I held the most… Continue reading Revisiting Fatherhood Boot Camp This Father’s Day!
[Being a columnist allows you to chronicle the way your opinion changes (or doesn’t) over time — sometimes drastically and embarrassingly so. Nowhere is this more evident than the column below. In February 1999 I was single, childless and carefree. Compare the column below with the next one I’ll post from 2002, six weeks after… Continue reading Proud parents await Millennium’s birth
