Welcome to Dinovember

A month-long imagination invasion.

A Letter to a First-Time Father

As I write this, one of my best friends is waiting for his first child to make her entrance into the…

Why I Need to Know Your Budget

My father was the kind of man who dressed up to buy a new car. Partially because he was a good looking…

Defusing an F-Bomb

A father admires his daughter’s response

Dada Day

Celebrating the Art of Childish Nonsense

What’s Important to a Father?

A close friend and I like to take our two toddlers on long walks

Master of His Craft

The Builder

Mark Byttow is an artist and a master of his craft. I call him a builder.

The Fifth of Decembah

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have…

Bearnaise

A gift from Dad

I can make bearnaise sauce. Not the easy, bearnaise-in-a-blender crap you read about in…

European Pastry

A truly embarrassing story