Update at bottom our story begins as most tragedies do, with a craigslist ad. the protagonist (me) sets the stage for failure with a simple email. we’re introduced to the antagonist (shawn) in his natural habitat. a simple, non-threatening email, begins this corespondance well enough. No gross spelling errors. (only one by my count – which [...]

Times like this make me happy to be a dad. Zoey: can i sit on your lap? me: you already are. zoey: i’d like you to say yes or no. me: yes. zoey: thank you, i like sitting with you.

msced #22 yesterday evening my 3.75 year old and i made this piece of art for our kitchen wall, it’s currently hangining in a garishly painted gold frame above our antique sewing machine. illustrations were taken out of a book that the girls had ripped apart. see that on flickr