This weekend, Ryan was sniffing around YouTube and came across a parody of “I’m Sexy and I know it.” For some reason, Ryan loves that song to begin with and is constantly walking around the house singing it. A few weeks ago, my wife overheard him talking to a friend of his on a playdate. They were singing the song and then Ryan asked his friend, “Do you know what sexy means?” His friend had …
I’m so pumped! Next week is the big BlogHer 12 conference in Manhattan. It’s my first officia blogging conference, so I have no idea what to expect. I’m guessing it’ll be kind of like a comic book convention only with less costumes and better smells. I got myself some spiffy business cards for the occasion. Since I don’t have a real logo on Mommy’s Busy… Go Ask Daddy, I thought I’d try to have a …
I’ve spent my entire life in New York. Not in the crazy crowded city of Manhattan itself, but in the suburbs. Close enough to visit, but far enough away to be considered living “upstate” from most Mannhattanites. So when we visit NYC, I don’t really consider us tourists. Except for last weekend. On Sunday, my family headed down to the Big Apple to meet some family friends and go to Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum. I’ve …
After college, I did the proverbial backpacking-through-Europe trip with my roommate Dave. (We tried like to mad to get our other buddy Keith to join us, but he came up with every lame excuse in the book, despite leading us on all year. And no, we’re not bitter or anything.) I loved it. It was one of the greatest things I’ve ever done in my life, especially since I doubt I’ll ever have a chance …
Ryan’s one of those kids that just loves playing with action figures. Doesn’t matter if they’re Star Wars, Super Hero Squad, or Lego mini-figs. He just loves grabbing a bunch of guys and having them go on adventures and fight. He’s even been known to grab my keychain (I’ve got a Mario figure on it) and start acting out a video game level with it. Needless to say, his room is chock full of various …
