If you took any English literature courses in high school or college, you almost surely read at least one or two poems written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and/or her husband Robert Browning. They’re probably the most famous “poet couple” of all time. I can’t say I’m thoroughly familiar with their writings, but the [...]

Thirteen blog posts I hope to make soon (or eventually):
1. introducing you to my “mini crew” and revealing why I have a mini crew
2. a video of the boys playing in their wading pool
3. a photo of the curtains I made
4. my various experiences of internet evolution over the years
5. [...]

We have sheets hanging up to make temporary walls for our Sunday school rooms at church because we have more classes than we have rooms. After service tonight, we were sitting around chatting and the kids were crawling under one of the curtains. One of our friends snapped this picture of them and [...]

My ideas about love have changed so dramatically over the last 15 years. Movies and novels present love as such an overwhelming feeling, a constant and not-to-be-ignored need to be with someone. I never read romance novels, but even general fiction gives this portrayal. Movies are the same, maybe even stronger. [...]

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:40am (Hey, it’s Saturday!)
2. How do you like your steak? On someone else’s plate.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Uh, Lake House? Or Curious George?
4. What is your favorite TV show? Today I enjoyed some early-years episodes of Thomas [...]

**Note to readers: This post is sarcastic. (Just in case your sarcasm detector is broken.)**
Have you ever wondered how ancient civilizations supplied themselves with light after the sun set each evening? Of course, stationary fires existed, but what if you needed to go somewhere? On a raid, for example, or revolting [...]

I am a reader. I am a researcher. When I face an unknown, I start reading and researching to amass as much knowledge and information about the subject as I possibly can. I have read more books, reports, magazine articles, and web pages about breastfeeding and infant growth than you can shake [...]

We used to call him King James the First. Then I gave him an Indian name – Looks Like Fun But Makes Big Mess. Now he can have a most appropriate moniker: Injurious James.
1. As a crawling baby, around ten months, he crawled into the kitchen while Jon was down on [...]

I don’t know how the idea of using a growth chart to approve of a child’s growth ever came into the medical school of thought. What person decided that every child must grow according to an “average” determined by measuring a small number of other kids? This person must not have been a [...]

We visited family last weekend for Independence Day. It was nice to see everyone – we had a barbecue Saturday evening even though it had rained some. Jon and I took the boys to see the fireworks Saturday night – they were pretty good, and we didn’t even have to fight traffic to [...]