When WonderBaby was born, I was overcome with amazement at the miracle that I had performed. I was overwhelmed with joy. I was suffused with love.I felt as though I had been hit by...

News Flash: 'Scrotum' is a dirty word. You know, like dick, or weiner, or purple-headed trouser snake (which is, I know, four words, but still.)You do not want your children to ever hear the...

Because I've nothing to add to all of the post-Oscar commentary that is circulating the Internet (except, perhaps, this: what was up with all those puke tones? Mint green? Coral? SALMON? Almost made it...

Overheard at the Bunch Family Salon, as WonderBaby raced in circles with a giant bottle purloined from the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre Props Corner:Dad #1: Do you suppose that's formula or expressed breastmilk in that...

The artist.The art.*******It is possible that the fact that I let my fifteen-month old daughter use my camera and then post the product of her efforts on the Internet is just so much...

Yesterday, I received a very sweet e-mail from a self-professed ‘dedicated lurker’ who asked the following question: I wonder if you are ever concerned that your daughter's (beautiful) image will remain in cyberspace, with...

Because I'm lecturing on Hegel this week and, although it's tempting to try to whip something up about how public reaction to the death of Anna Nicole Smith demonstrates the extent to which our...

(Late! Breaking! Edits! And! Additions! Below!) Featuring the rodeo stylings of the amazing WonderBaby, and her trusty steed, Rocker Moose!And in other news...

Because my favorite British redhead-cum-superheroine said that she would hose me down with breastmilk if I didn’t do this meme…Herewith, six weird things about me:1. I don’t drive. I could if I wanted to...

I was listening for her, last night, as I lay awake in a tangle of sheets and Kleenex and wakefulness. I had expected to remain awake, even though the bottle of Nyquil - acquired...