Month: January 2013

• Writing

  Why am I doing this?

  I don’t have a plan. I have some business cards (and boy, are they nifty), and I know when I have to be on-stage Friday morning. I also know that I’m sandwiched between the mayor of Houston and the opening keynote speaker, Jeff Pulver. But they all said I need…

  January 30, 2013
• Travel

  The Year of Disney

  Is today February? The 4-year-old knows. He knows that the Year of Disney begins for us when the calendar turns to February. Every day since he learned that fact, he has asked the question. Is today February? Not yet, we tell him. Soon. Shortly after February arrives, we’ll make the first of many…

  January 27, 2013
• Writing

  Why Do We Join?

  One of the first pieces of advice I received when I began to write this dad blog was to “find your tribe.” I thought the guy was being condescending. I thought I was being blown off. It sounded a little to me like, “Look, pal. You’re new. We’ve been here.…

  January 4, 2013