Celebrating Karen’s special birthday
We have reached another milestone in our family – we are now calling the “diaper bag” the “fun bag.” You know how you keep calling something the diaper bag even though your kids have been out of diapers for years?… Continue Reading →
Family at Homestead Resort in Virginia
Can you believe that in the US if you want to telephone the Internal Revenue Service to ask a question about how to file your taxes they no longer have people who will talk to you?… Continue Reading →
While I was walking my 7 year old son Jeremy to school, he popped the question: He asked me if I prefer Jackson Pollock to Matisse. That day he came home and asked me to find him an image of Burj Al-Khalifa.… Continue Reading →
Central Park, New York City
A friend said to me “You know why we get to vote in the US? Because our votes don’t matter.” I thought that was amazingly profound.
My wife was in a wine store looking for a small amount of an unusual liquor to make a recipe from a cookbook.… Continue Reading →
Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina
I reached a milestone today. After a quarter century of roommates and a wife, I had to password protect my PC at home. Done in by my 7 year old who decided he likes going to Amazon and seeing what he can buy.… Continue Reading →
First a few global thoughts about some world issues, and then travel notes of our family vacation to Evian, Paris, Bavaria, Venice and Florence. See these places again for the first time, with the kids.
Middle East –I have been trying to make sense of this latest Gaza episode which brought no real benefit to either side.… Continue Reading →
Niagara Falls, June 2014
We told the kids about our upcoming summer vacation to Europe. Elizabeth was very upset that she was going to miss trip day at day camp. Jeremy held us up for close to 10 minutes while he went to the kitchen to look for jelly to put on his crackers.… Continue Reading →
Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland
Sorry I haven’t posted for a while but you’ll see that I’ve been traveling a bit and doing a lot. I’ve also collected a few really funny stories to share. The global stuff follows these vignettes and there are travel notes this posting including top hotels in Washington DC, visits to Vitznau, Switzerland and Portofino, Italy, and Niagara Falls.… Continue Reading →
I was listening to the Angry Birds theme song as my kid was playing the game, and I figured it could be a Hassidic tune right out of some klezmer village in Eastern Europe. If someone in my synagogue started singing it to the liturgy, I don’t think anyone would notice anything strange about it.… Continue Reading →
I wish the worst for whomever had the great idea of importing rainbow looms to America. I find myself picking up about 100 tiny rubber bands every evening after my kids have dropped them all over the apartment. I’m sure that housekeepers and parents everywhere wish to thank this person with all their hearts.… Continue Reading →
