Belgian

Something sinister's going on down at Amy's. Has anyone seen world-famous Belgian Hercule Poirot recently?

On Lying to Small Children

As the great Tom Selleck’s character Peter observed in 3 Men and a Baby, it doesn’t matter what you say to a baby, “it’s the tone you use.” And so this is how to talk to the baby. Agreeing with her observations in cheerful, supportive voices. “Dog,” she might proclaim, sticking a tiny, damp finger up …

Boy Wang

Makes ya think. I'm trying to create a high-quality blog here. Something high-brow and respectable. Occasionally, the quality control breaks down and something juvenile and embarrassing slips through. This, dear reader, is one of those times. Please accept my apologies.

On Beards

Look, we're not born knowing how to do everything. Some things needs to be learned. How to dress for the job you want, rather than the job you have, for example. Or when to laugh at a Shakespeare comedy on a school trip (answer: when your teacher does). And, for me, it was beards. Oh, …

My bird feeder is broken

This seems to be a squirrel feeder, but it said bird feeder on the box.

On Self-Care

I’m thinking of becoming one of those fancy lifestyle gurus, with a blog that tells you, the ignorant reader, how much better your life would be if only you did as I told you. I think my whole life has been building toward this point. Why am I suddenly so confident? Easy! I have changed …

The Hansel and Gretel Cookbook?

That's quite a substantial index entry for children in our household cookbook...

On Reviewing Brigham Plaza

I was lucky enough to receive a free, advance copy of a book from the author, Daniel Verastiqui. Like I was a real journalist or something. It felt…significant, like I was being given something to care for. I liked it. And then I had to review it. Daniel self-publishes, and that route to publishing immortality …

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