5 Kids, 1 Wife, 1 Grandchild

To avoid "burying the lede," as they say in the journalism trade, let's begin with the big news in our family these days: My d...

(NOTE: This post originally appeared on the blog on December 26, 2011. I resurrect it now because I've been thinking about this topic la...

A couple of months ago we attended one of several graduation parties on our summer calendar. After polishing off the obligatory plate of gra...

Last week I mentioned how I couldn't imagine having another baby in the house at our age (Terry and I are both 51). Not only is it a sca...

There are, on record, men who have become fathers at insanely advanced ages. A guy from India named Ramjit Raghav was reportedly 96 years ol...

(1) Plumbing (or wiring, or heating and cooling, or virtually any other semi-complex system within my house) (2) The economy (3) Why ai...

Today my brother Mark turns 58 years young. This Monday, my sister Debbie will hit the big 60-year milestone. And if she were still with u...

(NOTE: Following is something I originally posted on June 11, 2012. It was titled "The Numbing Realization That No Parent Really Has An...

No. Haha, just kidding! Sort of! So I have five children, all of whom are wonderful and a joy and a constant source of pride and all of ...

WHAT I MISS: The free food and drink they stock in a refrigerator at the hospital especially for dads. That was awesome. WHAT I DON'T ...

I know several women who either recently have or very soon will be giving birth. This is extremely impressive to me. As I've mentioned b...

On Tuesdays, Terry babysits a 2-year-old girl named Ava. Ava gets dropped off around 7 in the morning and doesn't leave until 5 or 5:30 ...

Paul Reiser, one of my favorite comedians and a guy who has sort of faded away in recent years, wrote the best description I've ever rea...