Archive for August, 2008

So I’m More Like Hitler Than I Thought…

Friday, August 8th, 2008

A few days ago, I was Twittering from the Emergency Room with my daughter. While it was scary at the moment, the ER docs treated her immediately and everything was eventually fine. In the meantime, praying and tweeting was all I could do as I held my daughter's hand ...

Yarn Coop Anyone?

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

If you knit, crochet, or spin you have almost certainly dreamed of owning your very own flock of sheep or goats. Unfortunately, living in the City (or even the suburbs) makes it very hard to get in touch with your inner Little Bo Peep. What’s a would-be shepherdess to do? The ...

Play Nice

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

In the column, Shouts & Murmurs, Simon Rich opines about the injustices of childhood in a New Yorker piece entitled, Play Nice: Zoe: Dad, I’m throwing a party tonight, so you’ll have to stay in your room. Don’t worry, though—one of my friends brought over his father for you to play ...