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Hey son, admit it: you like her

November 6, 2011

Hey son, feel that? Weird, huh? I know what you’re thinking: It can’t be what you think it might be. NOBODY likes girls. Well, teenagers do, but that’s just gross. And as I recall, you intend to skip that whole phase (we’ll discuss the practicality of that later). OK, so if it’s not about girls, […]

Sorry I didn’t pass those genes on, but I never had them in the first place

September 18, 2011

A few weeks back we talked about genes that seem to have been sacrificed in the making of my Y chromosome. There are a few more, in addition to the yardwork gene, that you should be familiar with. One is the gene for height. Sorry, just short to average. Nothing to get excited about there. […]

Running away? Don’t forget your coat

September 11, 2011

I’m sorry I didn’t seem too concerned or upset yesterday. I know it was a big deal to you and you expected me to beg you to change your mind. Read this in 10 years and it’ll all make sense: Son, what are you doing? I’m leaving. You don’t love me so I’m going to […]

Fresh batch of favorite tweets!

September 4, 2011

JUST POSTED A FRESH BATCH OF FAVORITE TWEETS! Yup, it’s true and they’re right here. In this instalment: Don’t want to go to Hell in a handbasket? Learn about some great alternatives. Looking for a great charity to support? Here are some you probably didn’t consider. What’d I say when my son asked what he’d be […]

Yardwork: there’s a gene for that. I just don’t have it.

August 31, 2011

Quick biology lesson: You know about genes – they’re the little bits of instructions that your body reads when it’s trying to figure out where the arms and legs go, which are the fingernails and which are the toenails, that kind of stuff.* Genes are also what we blame for our behavior any time that […]

Buck up and take it like a rabbit

August 24, 2011

There’s this term they taught us in psych 101. It’s called learned helplessness. Here’s how it works: if you stick a rabbit in a cage and electrify the floor, the little guy will freak out and jump, trying to avoid the pain. Do it again and he’ll freak out again. But if you do it […]