I don’t wear a cape. Or fly. Or even have x-ray vision (although that would be a nice super power to have). In fact, about the closest I feel to accomplishing anything even remotely heroic is fixing my son’s lunch in time to take him to school. But I recently found out that even if I…
Tag: being a dad
Why can’t they schedule these dang lunar eclipses during the day?!
I was hoping it was a dream, but deep down (way, WAAAAAAAAY down) I knew it wasn’t. I peeked at the clock with one eye. Hey, I thought 4:15 only happened in the afternoons . . . I wanted to go back to sleep, but that desire was soon squelched by my son, who started shaking me and…
Surviving the storm with my son
In the distance, the thunder rumbles, rolling toward us on the waves of the gathering dark clouds. A bolt of lightning slices through the sky, helping to open the sky, which pours down rain and wind. For most, this is a typical spring storm in Arkansas. But for my son, it represents the end of…
Holding together the jello 