Boo: That guy is creeepy! That’s what my 5 year old called the kindest, most innocent, alien being from my childhood, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. We were at Universal Studios today and I earmarked the E.T. Adventure ride right away because, well, E.T., like most people my age, is as sacred to my childhood as Underoos […]
Today my family visited Universal Studios Island of Adventure in Orlando Florida for one reason and one reason only: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. My wife and I have been fans of the books since she first read them teaching 2nd grade way back in the late 90’s so when my kids started taking […]
Ask 100 people on the street to say the first word that comes to their mind when you say “sibling” and I bet 95 of them will probably say “rivalry”. Why is it that kids competing with each other is so commonplace? In the midst of the vacation we are currently on, my wife and […]
Do you have certain TV show obsessions that you share with your spouse? For my wife and I it is totally the Bachelor series. This, of course, includes the Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, and whatever bachelor-style weddings. Of course we know it’s trash. But it’s our trash. Every week we sit next to each other on […]
Today, my in-laws took the kids to the St. Pete Pier and let H and I check out the Dale Chihuly Collection at the Morean Arts Center. For me, the appeal of seeing the works of this world-renowned glass sculptor was more than just seeing great art up close. As a fellow RISD grad, I […]
Today was the first full day of this year’s Florida vacation. I arrived last night (after a significant flight delay), was reunited with my family, and awoke to the familiar (and amazing) sounds of my kids demanding attention. We decided to take a kayak trip at the Palma Sola Bay in Bradenton and after a […]