http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp Adventuring through the pitfalls & puns of fatherhood. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:26:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The cast of characters here at From Here to Paternity just keeps growing and growing. No, Megan isn’t pregnant again and no, we haven’t gotten a third cat or a first dog. I’d like to introduce the Internet to my dear friend Super Orange the Sock Monkey1. ... http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp/2008/06/27/hosiery-simian-peddles-chapeaux/ Despite it being June, Loki still managed to play an April Fools’ Day prank on Maine last week, swapping our normal weather patterns for those of the Pacific Northwest. Each gray, rainy day was followed by an equally gray, rainy day. People took to referring to their umbrellas ... http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp/2008/06/25/no-means-no/ This past weekend, Megan and I went camping up near Bar Harbor, Maine to celebrate three things in ascending order of importance: I had an off-site client meeting on Friday that went very well despite of (or perhaps owing to) the inclusion of the phrase (not by me), “I wouldn’t piss ... http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp/2008/06/16/high-five-years/ Yesterday, when I got home from work, Megan and Hazel were hanging out front in the shaded (as opposed to the shady) part of the yard. I pedaled up, making a damn dashing entrance even with my dorky bike helmet perched atop my head like an oversized conch shell. After ... http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp/2008/06/12/the-reality-we-accept/ Upon reflection on my weekend alone with Hazel, I think the key to success was keeping busy. I know that I get unduly cranky when I’m bored, so maintaining an environment of constantly shifting foci would surely stave off any whininess Hazel could muster (or at least keep her off-kilter ... http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp/2008/06/11/i-didnt-feed-hazel-kfc/ A few weeks ago I was contacted by TastyBaby.com to represent the Dads of the Blogosphere! by writing some content for their upcoming Father's Day celebration.  Honored and goony with delight, I took the opportunity to write another sonnet: Eighty-Eight Keys to Overzealous Parenting. Syllabically speaking, Eight-Eight scans well but don't ... http://www.familyrags.com/fhtp/2008/06/08/tasty/