sometimes, I say things that are inappropriate

Few beverages are as suited for celebration as is tequila.  Preferably, good tequila.  Unfortunately, this is a lesson that took years for me to learn.
My introduction to tequila came via a naive freshman girl during my second year of undergrad in 1994.  The method employed involved an activity she labeled “machine shots.” Coca-Cola was poured into a shot glass already containing cheap tequila, the...

This year’s 4-day weekend preceding Fat Tuesday went very much like my last 4 4-day weekends preceding Fat Tuesday, but this one was warmer and included a smaller group of participants.  I wanted to experience some new restaurants if possible and maybe...

There hasn’t been a weekend in recent memory during which I felt like more of a dad than I did this past one:  February 7-8, 2014.
Friday night was Maddie’s daddy/daughter dance event at her elementary school.  I’d heard of events like this one from FaceBook, and I knew there was one last year–her first year at this school–but I’d never been to one before (last year conflicted with...

This was damned close to being the Dad 2.0 Summit In Which I Stayed Home instead of the one in New Orleans, but thanks to sponsorship of my hotel and ticket by Microsoft and a pep talk from Doug, I went.  And you know what?  I’m glad.  And not just because...