An icy dip

The weather for this year’s Bowdoinham Polar Bear Dip was quite a departure from last year. No ice to break up, no snow on the ground. It was nearly 50 degrees and sunny out. The upshot of all this was that I walked out onto the dock feeling waaay too cocky. The water was so, […]

Why I’m teaching my daughter to love her farts

My daughter is two and a half years old. Whenever she passes gas, she absolutely busts up laughing. Despite occasional sidelong glances from family and strangers alike, she just thinks farts are the funniest things that have ever happened. And you know what? She’s right. Flatulence is objectively hilarious. It is also an important indicator […]

Homecoming

So good to be back in Maine. Rose loves it too. Here she is pointing to the dog — who perhaps loves it most of all.

Rose has moves

Rose’s teachers at day care shared this little gem — video of her dancing during “circle time” yesterday. Relieved she seems to have gotten her dad’s sense of rhythm.

Summer in Maine

50 degrees and rainy can’t stop a determined lobster bake crew. Rose didn’t let the cold slow her down either.

How to Ruin Your Child

What is the point of becoming a parent if you can’t pass your terrible, heart-wrenching sports traditions on to your unsuspecting progeny? Last Sunday, my father and I took Rose to the new Red Sox spring training park in Naples, Florida, for opening day. The weather was perfect, and the team came to play, beating […]

Fatherhood Geekery

Back in November I saw a post on Google+ speculating about whether a quilt stitched to include a QR code would make a nice wedding gift. Weddings aside, immediately I knew this was a must-have item for my daughter Rose, who at that point was still a few weeks away from being born. I hadn’t […]

Fatherhood and the User Experience

I have had a pretty amazing two weeks. On December 8th, my wife gave birth to our daughter, Rose, and ever since we have all been home together getting to know our new family. I’m lucky to have a job with a leave policy that has allowed me to take this time without too much […]

April Fools

I always feel a little remiss if I let April Fools Day go by without trying to execute at least one gag. Growing up, this was like my Christmas. I wore my arm in a sling one year, which convinced exactly no one in my middle school but which was fun nonetheless. In college I […]

I Love This Woman

You know that awful diamond commercial where the guy in the Italian city square yells to everyone about how “I love this woman!!!”? A bit corny and gimmicky for my taste. But after receiving the following email from my wife just now, I am tempted to follow suit: hey jer – the UNC Asheville game […]