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Hey, Where Did the Summer Go?

I’m not the biggest fan of the summer. I don’t like being covered in sweat when I get to work. I don’t like being devoured by evil hungry mosquitoes. And I despise flying beetles sneaking into my home getting caught in my ceiling fan’s down draft and landing in my sleeping face. I also don’t [...]

FATHERDAD’S FAST REVIEWS: GNOMES AND KIDZ MUSIC

I’ve been thinking about reviews lately. I like doing reviews. Part of the reason is that I do them with Dev’s input so it gives us a chance to hang out and talk about random products and cool movies. It also gives s a chance for us to work on his critical thinking skills because [...]

THE PAIN OF PERFECTION

It’s hard for me to be anyone but me. People have told me to tone it done in certain social situations and while my head agrees and knows that there are norms that should be generally followed it’s hard for me to do that. I feel this real compulsion to be me, and to be [...]

A POTTY MOUTH CHRISTMAS

Have you noticed that people, even in a big city like New York, chill out and relax their nerves a little during the holidays? Me neither. But let’s assume they do and we just haven’t been in the right place at the right time to experience it. I do think in general we feel more [...]