I will never forget that line. I used to be a huge stand-up comedy fan. My favorites, and I would watch their VHS tapes and HBO specials over and over until I knew the routines by heart, were Howie Mandel…
NaBloPoMo: a challenge
This blog hasn’t seen much action in recent years. Not like the early days when a post a day was my modus operandi; my M’aidez! (since we’re getting all fancy and foreign). But now, I’m taking a leap of faith.…
kauai with preschooler, days 2-through-8 (round 3)
And poof, it’s over. Am already back in Oakland which was shivery and cold and gray from the moment we returned through midday today, just depressing enough to make the already fading memories of the trip a little more vivid…
traveling with preschooler in kauai: day 1 (round 3)
We came to Kauai as a family for the first time when Jonah was barely 4 months old. We came back again two years ago when he was almost 2. And now we are here, with our almost-4-year-old. Given that…
jonah’s jokes
We’re trying out jokes with Jonah. With some success. Witness: Me: Knock Knock Jonah: Who’s there? Me: Banana J: Banana who? Knock Knock Who’s There? Banana Banana who? (Dear reader, you know this one, right?) Knock knock Who’s there? Banana…
jonah’s stories (shark renditions)
He says to me: “Tell a story about Remmy and Hammy.” (We’ve been making up stories for a couple of weeks now about Hammy the hammerhead shark and his best friend Remmy the Remora fish. There’s also a Mako shark…