Plans for next week

Here’s an important question for fellow dads out there: How will you celebrate Father’s Day next week?
Plans among dads I know are mixed. Some are psyched to spend the day engaging in “me time,” whether that means 18 holes at the local golf course, three hours in front of baseball or NASCAR on TV or [...]

Mainland self-promotion

I returned from Kauai to some wonderful professional news: A Father’s Day story I wrote for iVillage about tips for new dads has been published a week early. Thanks to all of you readers who contributed ideas and suggestions for the piece. I hope you’re satisfied with the result.
It’s always interesting to write about fatherhood [...]

Getting a life

The last 36 hours in L’s life have been pretty action-packed. Friday afternoon, I dragged her (and Powergirl) with me on a reporting excursion to Sonoma. Saturday night, my wife and I went out to celebrate our five-year wedding anniversary and left L in our house with her maternal grandparents.
In both cases, the baby [...]