Today I thought I’d give a shout-out to my wife’s father, my father in-law, who turns 66 today. Eli Mladenoff is his name, and living an unassuming life is his game. I first met Eli about 10 years ago, and was struck by how large and dignified he looked: soap-opera-perfect salt-and-pepper hair framing a handsome [...]
When Bixie found out she was pregnant we were thrilled. It was like Dave Roberts stealing second base for the Red Sox in Game Four of the 2004 ALCS. We still needed to actually have the baby, but man were things getting exciting. Still, I had plenty of fears – many of them misbegotten and [...]
This post isn’t typical of my writing at Dadblast, but I hope you’ll indulge me for a moment. Today marks five years since my sweet Bixie accepted my hand in marriage, and there are some things I have to get off of my heart. I met her at work 10 years ago in Boston. We [...]
I consider myself relatively immune to advertising. Fiery Tacos? Please. Best phone network? Yawn. Everyday low prices? Wretch. This post examines one of the few times I can recall that I was swayed into making a purchase by a promotion. About five months ago my then-preggo wife and I were watching the Today Show on [...]
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