George Town, Cayman – For the second time in just over a month, I have jetted off to a paradisaical Caribbean island and left my children behind. Poor me. This time, the boys are staying home with their Daddio, so…
Recap and Retro
Somerville, Mass – This winter kicked my butt. 106 inches of snow – not counting the flakes that are coming down right now. (Update: as of 7pm this evening, we have 2.9 inches of new snow, bringing the seasonal total…
Holiday in Somerville
Somerville, Mass – We woke up to a cold house on Sunday. (Of course it was Sunday.) And it was snowing. (Of course it was snowing.) The thermostat said 58 degrees. The pilot light was out and we couldn’t get…
Snow-tography Essay, Winter 2015
Somerville, Mass – There comes a time, when there is just no place left to put the snow. This seemed to occur after our first big snow storm, in the last week in January, when we got 22 inches of snow.…
4th of July
Cambridge, Mass – I know that people take small children to watch the fireworks, because I have seen them there. I admire these people, I really do. I always wanted to be the kind of parent who keeps on doing…