A Weight Loss Contest Spurs Beauty

“It’s not the dress that makes you look fat. It’s the fat that makes you look fat.” Al Bundy’s words of wisdom never hit home like it did recently, when my kindergarten son said “aw Dad, I’d don’t want you to lose weight – just your fat belly!” I easily laughed it off, because having three chins […]

Father’s Day 2012 Reveals the Sins of My Son’s Father

Father’s Day is a special day because it’s the only day of the year that isn’t Mother’s Day. And today is special, not just because I’ve been glorified and pampered, but because it has served as an important reminder of something I knew the day my son was born. Children are impressionable, and I better ensure […]

Wanted: A Blogger, Please???

Remember the Zoolander scene when Matilda says the files are “in the computer!” and Derek and Hansel start probing the machine, figuring out how to open it? And you shook your head and thought “crap, I know someone just like that, and he’s MY age!” Welcome to my world. Except I’m Zoolander, not Matilda. Always […]