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Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ – A Teen iPod Story

Posted on August 19th, 2009 | 22 comments

I was finishing up some work on the computer when my teen son came into the kitchen and asked a question I’d never heard before: “What’s our wireless password?”
Hell, I don’t know the password. We programmed it once on my laptop, and once on his sister’s.
“Why do you need to know?” I asked.
“I want to [...]

A Single Mom and Her Super Cute Daughter

Posted on August 17th, 2009 | 28 comments

This past weekend, I hooked up for lunch with single mom blogger Mindy from Single Mom Says. Mindy was vacationing in San Francisco, along with her 4-year-old daughter. No, it wasn’t that sort of hookup. We ate lunch, hit the beach, ate chocolate. (Though, judging by the way some women react to chocolate, maybe it [...]

2009 NFL Tailgate Party Isn’t Leaving My Driveway

Posted on August 6th, 2009 | 10 comments

The 2009 NFL season is upon us!
Teams are practicing…
Fans are eyeing schedules…
Players are holding out.
I’m a life-long Oakland Raiders fan, and buddies and I try to attend at least one game a year. But something has me uninspired about shelling out money for the stadium pageantry this year.
Punt, pass, and kick your way over to [...]

Funny Surf Shop Story

Posted on July 29th, 2009 | 23 comments

My kids and I enjoy body surfing and boogie boarding at a favorite central California coast beach. Only problem, the water is usually too cold to stay in for long. My kids get around this by wearing shorty wetsuits (springsuits) that cover their bodies, thighs, and upper arms.
Great for them, but I wear boardshorts.
Annoyed that [...]

My Teen Daughter is a Grandma

Posted on July 28th, 2009 | 18 comments

My teen daughter is already a grandma. How can this be?
No, she hasn’t given birth to any children, let alone have children give birth to any kids. (I gave her a father daughter sex talk at an early age. I’m pretty sure she won’t get pregnant on a drunken booty call anytime soon.)
She does have [...]

Dog Days of Summer

Posted on July 21st, 2009 | one comment

It’s the dog days of summer, and plenty of kids are bored.
How’s a parent to cope?
Laze on over to the Silicon Valley Moms Blog today, and cool your heels reading about:
Dog Days of Summer – And We Don’t Have a Dog
A hair of the dog that bit me will do you some good.
Woof.

If you liked [...]

Gold Diggers

Posted on July 15th, 2009 | 37 comments

A recent comment at Dad’s House touched a nerve with me. It reminded me of a problem I’ve had dating in Silicon Valley – some women seem solely focused on how much money they can get out of a man.
Not all women are like this. But some definitely are. I’ve seen it personally. Friends have, [...]