... Thank You and Goodbye Have you ever had dozens of people to thank but find the process of thanking them all a bit daunting? That's the position my wife and I are in today. Fortunately, I have this platform on which to do my best. And even though I'm going to try my best, it's still not going to be nearly good … [Read more...]
Newtown
Like everyone, I have been in a near-constant state of shock and stupor since 26 women and children were murdered in Newtown three days ago. There is so much to say, yet no way to say any of it as well as I'd wish. There is so much to assess and rectify, yet no one knows where, or how, to begin. For me, writing … [Read more...]
Calvin
April 2011 We went and did it. We had another kid! Calvin Dán was born healthy and hale in April 2011. Hoang did great throughout the process it went much quicker than Damian – despite Calvin being almost a pound and a half bigger. I sat here a while wondering for a while what I’d write about regarding this new … [Read more...]
Family
Our Boys April 2011 Our lives just got 50% more complicated. And wonderful. With baby Calvin entering the world in April 2011, we have entered the world of multiple children. Actually, our journey with Calvin began years ago – in a way. In an odd twist of irony, Damian was an easy baby. Quiet and compliant; we … [Read more...]
April 2009 Update
Damian Update I have the ability to see where and infer why people come to this blog from various search engines. If I'm in the mood, I can check things like how much time those readers spend on each page. One page that gets a lot of traffic is my page about Damian... Much of it comes from people searching for … [Read more...]
Damian
I figured it would be prudent to write a little blurb about my son, Damian, and some of the special challenges Hoang and I face raising him. I have hinted throughout CTMQ that he's a little bit different from other kids his age which has prompted some emailed questions. "Why don't you take him to this or that … [Read more...]