Closer mentality

Baseball people say that in order to be a closer—the guy who comes in to record the last three outs of a victory—you need a certain mentality that enables you to forget all previous failures and focus on doing the job at hand.
What I’ve learned in the last 48 hours is that being a father [...]

Overboard

As I write this post, I’m still reeling from one of the single most traumatizing afternoons of my life as a Dad. One second, L and I were snuggling during a nap. The next second, she had rolled off the bed and bonked her face and head on the bed and night table, respectively.
The most [...]