Daylight Savings Time: Start Making Hay Today!

Daylight Savings Time: Start Making Hay Today!

In case you are wondering, yes, Daylight Savings Time is earlier than you remember.  We used to spring ahead in April and fall back in October, but now Daylight Savings Time is the second weekend of March and the first weekend in November. Why? Congress. In 2005,...
A Day at the Museum: Explaining Naked Neanderthals

A Day at the Museum: Explaining Naked Neanderthals

Taking 8-year olds to the museum is a dangerous thing. It was Declan’s first trip to New York City.  I’d been promising to go to the museum, but I didn’t know if he was ready. There’s a certain conditioning New Yorkers have that Declan lacks....
Fairy Tales are Parent Lies

Fairy Tales are Parent Lies

“Teach me about Slenderman.” Slenderman is Declan’s new “thing.” For a while, it was Jacob Marley, then dinosaurs, then video games. Declan loves Minecraft. Minecraft lies somewhere between Legos and little kid...