Apr 14, 2022East Coast Vs. West Coast: HousesIt’s been a long time since my grizzled fingertips danced across the keyboard, creating magic with my words for all the world to read. Over four years, in fact. But hey, it’s not like anything interesting happened during that time, right? Well, one interesting thing happened. After 20 years on…Real Estate7 min readReal Estate7 min read
Jan 21, 2018A Lavish Disneyland LifestyleWhen I moved to Los Angeles it was a novelty being in close proximity to Disneyland. Growing up in Maryland, Disney World in Florida was 900 miles away so it was a full on vacation trip to visit. Living in California and having Mickey Mouse’s house a “quick” drive down…5 min read5 min read
Aug 7, 2017Real Men Don’t CryFrankie is almost 2.5 years old and still sleeps with us, which is actually something I’ll cover in another blog. However, it’s relevant to this particular post so it warranted mentioning. We sleep in a platform bed. For clarity, that’s a bed frame with wooden slats upon which our mattress…4 min read4 min read
Jun 14, 2017Life SwapI unstrapped Frankie 4 from his car seat in the gray mini-van. We were in the parking lot at Noah’s Bagels going for a little father-son breakfast. When I asked what kind of cream cheese F4 wanted on his bagel he responded, unsurprisingly, “T-Rex cheese bagel.” Everything with him is…5 min read5 min read
May 3, 2017The Two Of UsFrankie 4 is my son, my main man, my go-to guy, my best buddy, and I spend as much time with him as possible. In fact, someone asked me just the other night what I would do if I could do anything I wanted for the rest of my life…5 min read5 min read
Dec 20, 2016A Christmas Potty — TrainingOn Christmas Day, my son Frankie will be exactly 22 months old, so basically a grown man. As such, I have very high expectations of him which include, but are not limited to, doing things I can brag about on this blog. Fortunately he has my genes so he excels…4 min read4 min read
Nov 2, 2016Halloween And The Kiss Of DeathFrankie Four just hit 20 months old so this was his first real Halloween. I tried to ease him into it by taking him shopping for decorations at the 99 Cent Store. He’s a smart kid so he immediately tried to cover his face lest someone see him shopping at…5 min read5 min read
Aug 23, 2016My Co-Sleeping Number Is FourSleep is a huge waste of my time. Not everyone’s time, mind you, but certainly mine. Spending 1/3 of my life unconscious deprives me of valuable hours that I could spend being awesome. In fact, you should be just as upset that sleep is depriving you of more me. On…8 min read8 min read
May 24, 2016Here We Go SportI just did something I swore I’d never, under any circumstances, do once I had a child. It’s difficult to reconcile that I’ve gone against my principles and risked all that I hold dear, gambling both my and my child’s well being. I signed my son up for soccer. There’s…5 min read5 min read
Apr 19, 201610 Things I Learned In My First Year As A DadI just celebrated my son’s first birthday and spent time reflecting on some of what I’ve learned in the last year. One of the first things I realized is that the birth of your child is the single greatest experience that exists. I’m not claiming that everyone should have a…6 min read6 min read
