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Dad’s Losing It: Slow Motion

I am in slow motion. There is not too much positive happening with this Dad right now. It has been eight days since my last workout and I feel large and not-so-much-in-charge. On Saturday, I was in Manhattan, a walker’s paradise, and did a fair amount of urban hiking – about 30 blocks in total – during the two mealtime breaks from the marathon performance of Tom Stoppard’s epic trilogy The Coast of Utopia. We decided to drive up to New York and park across the street from Lincoln Center, as opposed to taking the train – so the long … Continue reading →

Dad’s Losing It: Wishing for Spring

I am officially tired of the winter weather. I have dreams of shooting hoops in my driveway (without wearing mittens and ice skates) and spending entire afternoons in the backyard with my girls – running around like crazy people, tossing a Frisbee, playing catch and kicking a soccer ball. Spring is such a healthy-feeling period of time for me as I crack open the windows, letting the fresh air blow in – fumigating the house from all the wintertime illnesses and related germs that have been trapped inside for months. That big ball of heat in the sky gets a … Continue reading →

Dad’s Losing It: I Love Food

I love food – there is no other way to type it. For example, at twelve years old I opened my first checking account and I was put on the spot when told to select my very own four-digit personal identification number. I had never made such a decision – what to do? I ended up going with the only four letters/numbers that seemed personal enough to me. That’s right, my first ATM card PIN was ‘FOOD’ (3663). So you know I was pretty hardcore into eating as a child! When I would eat fruits or vegetables as a child … Continue reading →

How NOT To Heat Your Home

Our local Dairy Queen was closed today. Not because it ran out of soft-serve. Rather, the electronic sign outside the establishment scrolled: “CLOSED due to EXTREME COLD!” Not something you see everyday. Then again, our below zero temperatures (way below—windchills here have been around 45 below zero) are not something you experience every day either. Less than two weeks ago my daughter and I were in Hawaii baking in 84 degree tropical weather. This morning we woke up in Wisconsin where the temperature was –10. (A difference of nearly 95 degrees… but who’s counting). The Dairy Queen, the YWCA, the … Continue reading →

Celebrity Inspired Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

Sure, a red rose is a symbol of love, but I don’t know any woman who would turn down a bouquet of pink roses, especially if the flowers were paired with a fragrance that would last long after the arrangement wilted. Enter famous fashion designer Vera Wang. The popular wedding dress creator knows that roses are always in fashion on Valentine’s Day and she’s using that to her advantage. This year Wang is teaming up with FTD.com to offer “Love Day” gift-givers the perfect way to say, “I adore you.” The florist is offering a selection of soft pink roses … Continue reading →