Whenever I talk to other parents about their kids’ TV viewing practices, many are surprised we don’t have cable (or even an antenna that works), and they often want to know what “screen time” is allowed and how it’s administered. It’s pretty much “self serve” for the children, but we […]
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4 Days in Denver, Colorado
Until a few days ago, we’d have to tell people we’d never taken our children on a trip west of the Mississippi. That ended on Wednesday, April 29 when we all flew to Denver for my legal marketing conference. Thursday morning while I was in class, the rest of the […]
Football and “The Walking Dead” are over, so we cut the cord
I should have done this a long time ago, but a couple weeks ago, I called AT&T U-verse and told them to increase the speed of our home internet connection (I thought we had the fastest plan, but they just came out with a faster one) and cancel the cable […]
Legoland’s Star Wars exhibit
Know what kind of email you don’t ignore? One that says “You’re Invited: New LEGO Star Wars Component at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta.” I RSVP’d for 5, checked the weather, and determined that Sunday the 22nd would be a great day to take 3 children to Atlanta’s indoor Legoland and […]
How my children got creature powers
The children struggle to agree on a show when they’re allowed the rare indulgence of TV in our house, so they take turns picking the show they will watch–usually from the Netflix “babies” channel I set up for them. There are a few shows that all 3 genuinely enjoy, however, […]
on New Year’s Eve 2014
We took the babies to meet our friends and former next door neighbors, Erric and Pedro, for wings at Taco Mac in the early evening. Before they moved to Texas for a couple years and we moved north of the city, we spent New Year’s Eve with them every year. […]
How I conquered the sound of silence
In late 2003, I came back from Iraq, finished school, and started looking to buy a house. A few months later, I moved into a gentrifying area of Atlanta. I loved my little house, as long as it was never silent. Silence reminded me I was alone. Silence reminded me […]
How to enjoy a Bama game without being at the game
Since 1988, there has been but one voice worthy of exclaiming the magical words “Touchdown Alabama!” and that voice belongs to Eli Gold. The only problem is…he’s on the radio, and if the ‘Bama game is on TV, I gotta listen to whoever the station carrying the game has hired […]
How to “single parent” a sick 4-year-old
The day before Thanksgiving, I had a mediation set for 9am. A couple hours later, my client and I realized the insurance company was not going to bridge the still-remaining $500,000 gap, so we left. I checked my phone. My bride and the 3 small children had been at the […]
Halloween 2014
The 8-year-old started reading the “Harry Potter” books a few months ago; she’s finishing the last installment in the 30-45 minutes of extra awake time we give her after bath time. Naturally, she wanted to dress like Hermione for Halloween this year. So, we let her. But what about the […]