a lazy artist, a sci-fi geek (science not fantasy, so space ships not elves), a Pacers / Lions fan, a writer, a former journalist, an art collector, an investor, and all-around former bad ass who's grown soft and content.
Ella is a budding artist, which makes sense since her mother and I are both into art. Also, Erin and my mother are both great at freehand drawing. Here are two drawings she did recently of me. The top one she described as “A picture of dad being crazy”. The other one she said was, […]
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A couple years ago I built a raised garden in the corner of our yard, only to have Erin grow 3-foot weeds. So this year I set out to prove my green thumb, and I have been pleasantly surprised with how many veggies it has produced. An extra bonus is how much Ella really enjoys […]
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During a conference call today, I decided rather than listen to the call like a good worker bee, I would instead play with Photoshop and tweak some photos of Ella. Ta-dah! click to enlarge
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See more adorable “Sister Love” photos on my wife’s blog »
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Erin got me a sweet little video camera for Father’s day, here is the first video I tried: Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page]
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The other day I was in the living room with Ella and noticed outside the window a 2 foot tall dandelion and mentioned to Ella, “Look, there is a giant dandelion in our yard.” She ran to the window and to see, but kept saying “where?” and I would say “right there in front of […]
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Every sip of cow’s milk contains at least 59 different bioactive hormones. The genetically-modified milk we give our children contains growth hormones that are increasingly being linked to cancer growth and development as well as other serious health issues. The average American drinks 22 gallons of milk a year. And don’t forget the 30 pounds […]
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Fatherhood is amazing. (and exhausting.) Saturday I spent nearly the whole day with Ella and it was a lot of fun. We swam at the pool, which is turning into one of Ella and Is favorite summer activities. She is getting braver every time and actually swimming her own version of the doggie paddle. After […]
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