“She’s real fine, my 409…” That was one of the first Beach Boys songs I heard, from my dad’s collection of 45s. It was the B-side of “Surfin’ Safari.” I can remember asking my dad what a 409 looked like, and being disappointed when he showed me a picture of just some old plain-looking Chevy … Read more
I was seven years old when Battlestar Galactica debuted. It was one of the first shows I can remember watching religiously with my dad, and being old enough to mostly follow the show. (We watched a lot of Six Million Dollar Man and Rockford Files together too, but that was mostly just me sitting with … Read more
Nathan has had the flu once—when he was just about a year old. It’s a serious illness for anyone, but particularly for a young child. At the height of it, his fever was climbing a degree an hour with acetaminophen. When it got to 104º with a bullet, we had to give him a cool … Read more