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Free Stuff is Fabulous

Posted on January 25th, 2010 | 17 comments

From football playoffs, to friends and fun times (sorry, needed another F word for alliteration purposes, and I’m trying to keep this blog PG-13) – I had a friggin’ great weekend. Best of all, I got a ton of free stuff. And that, my fine friends, is fabulous.
The free finds first flowed with a friend [...]

Get Divorced!

Posted on June 2nd, 2009 | 31 comments

I was out on the town drinking gin and tonics the other night, when I chatted up two women at the bar. One was a little older than me, the other a little younger. They were fun, flirty, in a good mood.
Until they found out I’m divorced.
They turned deadly serious. “We’re both going through divorces [...]

Marisa Tomei – Sexy Stripper, Single Mom

Posted on May 5th, 2009 | 25 comments

I watched The Wrestler on DVD the other night. Marisa Tomei plays a sexy stripper and single mother, and immediately I wondered – WTF?!
Most single parents raising children solo will do just about anything for the well-being of their kids. But does that mean a single mom in dire straits needs to sell her body [...]

That Boy Has Chops

Posted on December 9th, 2008 | 9 comments

My son is quite the trumpet player – he’s a first trumpet in his middle school band!
Part of the reason I’m crowing is because I taught him a bit of what he knows. You see, back in the day, I was a trumpet player. And back in the day before that, my dad was a [...]

Single Mom, Empty Nest

Posted on November 21st, 2008 | 19 comments

A single mom friend of mine sent her son off to college this year, and she is now living alone for the first time in her life. The empty nest has her going a little bonkers.
I can sort of relate. As a single dad with half-time custody, I spend half my time without the kids.
She [...]

Wanna Wrestle? (This is Not a Dirty Text!)

Posted on October 24th, 2008 | 19 comments

Wanna wrestle?
If that had been a sexy dirty text from an ex-girlfriend, I might have said yes. But today, it’s a question for my son and his junior high wrestling team. They had their first match yesterday, and I must say, it’s an interesting sport.
Until someone gets hurt.
I had never been to a wrestling match. [...]

Halloween Holiday Decorating Gene

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 | 6 comments

It’s almost Halloween, and my house should be all spookified for this autumn holiday, right?
Grab your broom and witch’s hat and fly on over to the Silicon Valley Moms Blog where Dad’s House has gone all Haunted House for Halloween.
Or has it? My house is frighteningly normal looking these days, as it is for most [...]