This used to be my blog Wood Cut Block. I’m moving everything to one location.
I actually made it out the door and met other dads last week. The first big step was Toddler Tumble Time at the Jewish Community Center. I arrived about 10 minutes early. I'm unable to not be early or at least on time. Too many theater calls I guess. No one else showed up for … Continue reading Troversion
I like to cook. I've enjoyed it since the time I stayed home sick from school and made potato soup with my mom. She let me add the spices. I added a fist full of garlic powder, more garlic powder than should be palatable. It was the best soup ever. I was probably 8 or … Continue reading Granddad’s Chicken
Last night was pretty rough. Robin woke up around 1:50pm screaming. Sometimes he'll wake up and then settle in a couple of minutes. Last night that was not to be. After about five minutes Alice Louise got up and went up to see what was up. Sleep training for the Robin man was very … Continue reading Last Night
Switzerland is paying every citizen a salary of 2500 francs per month regardless of whether they work or not. The reasoning: if people don't have to work so hard to survive, then they will take the time to pursue in the important things in life. Art, reading, science, blogging, sky's the limit. Here is my … Continue reading Pay to Stay
This week I'm in California designing lighting for Side Show at CMTSJ (Children's Muscial Theater, San Jose) the largest children's theater in the country. So instead of a deep thought, I thought I would brag about the work I did on the nursery before and after Robin was born. So here is the Story of … Continue reading The Story of a Nursery
Dark thoughts ahead. Be warned. Here's a picture of Maddie with her blood up. I've been thinking a little about death lately. Morbid? no, not really. Just tonguing my own mortality. A bunch of little things have crept up around me and shifted my thoughts toward that undiscovered county. On my other blog I illustrated … Continue reading A Dog, A Squirrel, and Death
Last Friday, while I waited for my sister to show up for breakfast, I read a piece on Slate.com that kinda got my blood up. I've linked it here. If it's TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read: I totally had to look that abbreviation up on the internet) basically a woman who might become a mom … Continue reading PrePup Agreement – Do Not Sign
I have a soft heart when it comes to stray dogs and spiders. When a spider infiltrates the house I usually try my best to capture it move it outside. I have a lot of respect for spiders. They do creep me out on a visceral level, like everyone else, but they do us a … Continue reading Last Tuesday – Planes, Strays, and Arachnophobia
Last Saturday: It is a fine tradition (Do it once and it's novel. Do it twice and it's tradition.) to take pictures of the boys and photoshop them doing extraordinary things. Nobody falls for it, but its fun. Plus I get to practice my photoshopping skills. Robin Chin - up: Jack's one-handed pull-up. … Continue reading Last Saturday
Don't you hate it when someone starts to tell you a good story and it goes somewhere you don't sanitizer? That was my favorite internet quote of the week mined from some random online comic site. I warn you that this post might be somewhat like that quote, which isn't to say that all my … Continue reading Art of the Binge
The Podcast of Calling 