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Paying For It: Currency in Marriage

A column about what happens after the wedding is paid for.

This article was first published earlier today as Paying For It: Currency in Marriage on Technorati. You may notice that it has a slightly different tone than a typical West of the Loop post.

The Wall Street Journal weekend edition launched a new column [...]

February 28th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: marriage, Parenting | Comments are closed

Curse you, Second Grade!

It might be time to talk to these kids about Internet safety.

I had expected that second grade would be a pivotal year for Zuzu. And it has been. She got her ears pierced. She had her first sleep-over at a friend’s house. She saved up her money to buy a very grown-up iPod [...]

February 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Parenting, pop culture, Social Media, Zuzu | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Father Knows Best

I love being home with these kids. Really.

When I started this blog, almost a year ago, my intent was to write about the subject that weighed most heavily on my mind at that time — the same subject that weighs heavily on me to this day: my decision to step away from my [...]

February 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: marriage, Parenting | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)

Not Valentine’s Day

The key to a man's heart maybe lean, juicy flank steak.

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and everyone was talking, in real life and on the Internet, about their plans: whether it was reservations at a fancy restaurant or a romantic meal at home, or even just another chaotic family dinner. (Some of you may remember my guest [...]

February 15th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: baking, cooking, marriage | Comments are closed

What Did You Say?

When I was growing up, I loved watching the old Blake Edwards-Peter Sellers “Pink Panther” movies. Do you remember when VCRs were new, in the early 80′s? I think we must have gotten our first VCR around 1983 because I remember recording the Grammy awards that year, when Michael Jackson won everything, including Best Gospel Album, for [...]

February 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: pop culture, Social Media | One comment - (Comments are closed)
 
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