"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit." - William Shakespeare Peanut should have a new name. If I were still blogging regularl...

The one thing that cushions the blow of summer ending, for me, is that it coincides with the start of football season. I am a big pro footba...

"It's just a fantasy. It's not the real thing. But sometimes a fantasy is all you need." -Billy Joel It's the most wo...

What's the big deal about spiders, anyway? I'm ambivalent towards them. No issues. No phobia. Sure, I think they're kinda gross....

Playing miniature golf with Peanut is finally fun. She's able to play on her own. She's not a sore loser. And she genuinely enjoys ...

" Despicable Me 2 " (Rated PG/2013) I'm not going to make a lot of friends saying this, especially considering the two lo...

"Because if that little kid likes me, how bad could I be?" - Wreck-It Ralph Father's Day. I don't ask for much. I don...

"I used to be young and cocky like these kids. Now I'm old and cocky." -Me, to My Director, as a group of graduates stood at ...

"He would make a lovely corpse." -Charles Dickens Till death do us part. It's in the vows, yo. The only thing that will sepa...

"Don't make fun of your mother. It's a sin against your soul." -My mom. I don't call my mom as much as I should. Tim...

It is with minimal sadness that we inform you of the death of Pinky, our hermit crab. She lasted a lot longer than we ever wished. Pinky arr...

"Every day is a production. You wake up to produce that day." -Norman Lear I never thought I would see the day. Ever. The day wh...

"Speaking words of wisdom, let it be." -The Beatles Peanut is indeed her father's daughter. Sometimes, like in the case of h...

Peanut came home from school yesterday with a stack of her writing work. Over the past few months, she and her classmates have been working ...

In the town where we live, we have what is called a Magnet system for the public elementary schools. Each school has its own specialty. (En...

In the town where we live, we have what is called a Magnet system for the public elementary schools. Each school has its own specialty. (Env...

I've been having a little fun with the New York Jets' Facebook page recently. You see, I'm sort of a stickler for grammar. (I ho...

Peanut turns six this week. Can ya believe that nonsense? But before she hits that number, she hit another, less-significant but still mind...

There are not many certainties in this world. Not may things we can really bank on. But when the chips are down, and I'm down and out on...

"We are constantly invited to be who we are." -Henry David Thoreau We are currently planning Peanut's 6th birthday party...