Babies ‘R’ Us

It would appear, from the looks of the items in the newborn section of Babies ‘R’ Us (heretofore referred to as BRU), that babies leak

Week 26

We’re at the glorious Week 26-half way across a calendar year, well over halfway toward parenthood. The baby is not only kicking regularly, it’s speaking.

It’s a…

Kira walked into her office yesterday and ran into a 60-year-old Laotian woman with whom she works her first step through the door. The woman,

Retracing Fatherhood

After college, I lived in Korea, working as a highly-coveted teacher of English. This is fascinating: of all the people living there, they all stem

Pneumonia

Last week, I had pneumonia. I’m not sure how she was saved, but Kira escaped it. For those out there who’ve never had pneumonia, do

Cops and the Long Leash of the Law

On the way to our brother and sister-in-law’s place in Vancouver, we saw an accident. A kid, not more than 17, standing in the middle