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Bad Blogger
Psst.(Cracking open door with a slow creeeaaak, peering into blog discreetly)Hi.Are you still there?Hi.I've been away. I'd like to tell you that I've been on a mysterious and exotic journey. I'd like...
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Scary
I walk into Mini-Pirate's room, carrying an armload of clean laundry not really paying attention to my surroundings. It's a warm and bright Spring afternoon, and her room is a cozy nest of light,...
View ArticleShe Skips.
My daughter has never walked.That is to say, she's never just walked. When going from Point A to Point B, she doesn't merely put one foot in front of the other. She skips. She spins. She leaps. She...
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The Father's Day Showstopper
How do I know our daughter is going to be ok once the divorce dust settles? Here's how.Here's the gift I received for Father's day. I was in my office this morning checking email, when the Mini-Pirate...
View ArticleGiddyap... maybe.
So. I've been off the Internetz grid for a while now. I'd like to say it was due to the high demands of my job as a top secret sniper-ninja-spy for the government, which sometimes sends me on...
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New Pirate Posts!
Hey you guys, you know how I have badge over on the right side that claims I'm a contributor to DadCentric? And how I haven't posted over there in so long that it's amazing I haven't been asked to...
View ArticleThis Is How Students Say "Thanks for a Great Semester!"
Had to share this one. The back story: This semester, I used an online platform to receive and grade student papers. I was told it helped streamline the whole evaluation process, that it was easier...
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Honesty
Ahoy, Crew members.Ok. So I haven't been posting much over the past year. I started this blog a couple years ago, mainly writing about my experience being a dad to my amazing daughter, the stalwart...
View ArticleA Big, Fat Thank You
Hi there! So... what's new with you?Not too much going on here. Well, this happened on Wednesday... but that's about it. No big.Yikes.You people. You're some pretty damn awesome folks, you know...
View ArticleAt DadCentric: Coming Out to the Mini-Pirate
As promised, I'm telling the story of how Mini-Pirate learned she has a gay dad over at DadCentric today:"One of the last people I came out to was my 10-year-old daughter. Strange that the last person...
View ArticleHow I Know The Kid Will Be Fine
Here's how I know my daughter will be ok with having a gay dad.The day after I came out to her, she and I were driving around town running some errands. At lunch time, we agreed to go to Islands, our...
View ArticleAt DadCentric: Solving for X
I'm over at DadCentric today, with another shocking, emotional confessional! About my math skills.My daughter’s always done fine in school. Particularly in math. For years, we cruised smoothly...
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...And Then I Felt Like an Ass for the Rest of the Day.
I was in a hurry to get to work yesterday morning, but not so much so that I didn't feel the pressing need to stop by Starbuck's on my way to school. I should point out that I wasn't even in a huge...
View ArticleOn DadCentric: Single Dad Vs. The Kittens
Hi Crew members,I'm over on DadCentric today, talking about a very, very important issue: the diabolically evil sales strategies employed by pet stores: did you know they use kittens to get to kids?...
View ArticleTime to Buy the Folks at BlogHer a BIG Muffin Basket.
So I got some interesting news yesterday.A few months ago, I wrote this. Hereafter referred to as the Hamburger post.Then yesterday, the movers and shakers at BlogHer announced their 2012 Voices of...
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At DadCentric: My Thoughts on Gay Green Lantern
I know I haven't been posting a ton of new stuff here lately. That's mainly because I'm also trying to be a reliable contributor at the other sites I write for. And if you ask the editors on those...
View Article"The New Face of Dad"... Who, me?
I am so totally going to be famous.Why? Because I'm going to be on YouTube! No, I won't be riding a skateboard into an empty concrete fountain, or having a cat attack my face in public, or lip...
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Actual Faces for the New Faces of Dad
Not the New Face of Dad. Impressive Dad jawline, though.Earlier this week, I posted about this video campaign I was given the opportunity to take part in alongside some other very cool dad bloggers.Our...
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Showing Up
My dad has told me on several occasions that he thinks he should've been a better father to me when I was a kid.I do not agree with his assessment.During one of those conversations, he told me he feels...
View ArticleTo The Reader Who Emailed First
This is a very specific post. So specific that I'm writing it to one person.I don't know him very well. I know his first name, and based on his email address, I think I know what state he lives in....
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