It is hard to overstate what a great place Brooklyn is for raising a kid. The range of people and experiences that are immediately accessible is spine-wrigglingly exciting. more…
category: lunch post
01.12.11
Lunch Post: Creature at the bodega [UPDATED]
The other day the Boy said, half to himself, “I can’t wait ’til I’m eight, so I can have my own key and go to the bodega by myself.”
01.11.11
Lunch Post: The kids who looked where they were supposed to and the one who didn’t. [UPDATED]
Lunch Post: Robot Sitter [UPDATED]
The Boy has been lucky with babysitters, from the lovely Bangladeshi woman who took care of him as a little one, to the ageless, old-school Brooklyn woman whose energy is a match for any five-year-old.
01.07.11
Kid + Pet = Lunch Post [Updated]
We’ve been promising the Boy a pet for ages, and he’s losing patience with us. more…
Lunch Post Two-Fer: Stuff in Dad’s Drink
My apologies to those impatient for resolution to the Cyclops’ story. more…
01.05.11
Lunch Post: Cyclops has a new job…
The Great Recession continues to lie across the country like a wet, scratchy blanket full of bedbugs.
