The second baby is less stressful. You’ve burned all of your neurotic oil on the firstborn. You bring perspectives and the accordant wisdom to the younger. Ha! Nathan never really freaked me out. At about two months he developed a bump on the side of his head that doctors told us was almost certainly a … Read more
I recently read a post from last year in which nhfalcon shared his thoughts, and it looked like fun. So here’s what I have to say about Christmas music. When I was a little boy, Dad sang in our church choir, and they performed Handel’s Messiah every year during Advent. The choir was a serious … Read more
I’d heard the rumblings for years, but I don’t think I really believed Polaroid would stop making its instant film. I figured it would soldier on in that special sort of technically inferior yet undeniably soul-warming niche, like tube amplifiers and vinyl records. Yet apparently, the end really is near. For me, Polaroid is deeply … Read more