david is one lucky man! i mean, how do guys like us end up with such awesome families? there is, of course, a simple answer: as manly men, we tend to attract beautiful women who — also as a result of our manliness — tend to produce awesome families. but that’s all so scientific. i’m […]

what do a plane crash, home soap-making, and spanish conquest all have in common? oddly enough, these seemingly unrelated occurrences, separated by time and space, all coalesced at the end of last month into what was, for eileen and me, one very unusual weekend. it began on thursday, october 22, at approximately 11:20 a.m. eileen […]

what can compare to a family day in the park? there’s really nothing like it — especially for kids. think about it: you’re outdoors, out of shoes, in the one place where the usual rules don’t apply. “use your inside voice?” I DON’T THINK SO! “no running in the house?” you can throw that one […]