There are certain parenting moments that do not feel funny when they are happening, but later you know they are probably going to become a story. Maybe even a lesson. Maybe even something you write down so you can laugh instead of quietly rocking in the corner. This happened during…
Category: Observations
Who Is Having More Fun on This Cruise?
One thing I have noticed on this Disney cruise is that the kids are not always the ones having the most fun. That sounds weird, because everything on the ship is built around kids. The characters, the shows, the pools, the scavenger hunts, the games, the endless soft serve ice…
At What Age Is Too Old for a Stroller?
At some point, we have to ask the hard questions as a society. Not political questions. Not economic questions. Not deep moral questions about the future of humanity. I mean the real stuff. Like: at what age is too old to be pushed around in a stroller? And before someone…
When Did Fraud Replace Honor?
At some point, we stopped asking, “Do I need this?” and started asking, “Can I get it?” That may be one of the biggest cultural changes nobody wants to talk about, because once you say it out loud, everyone gets uncomfortable. We used to understand that government help was supposed…
When Common Sense Leaves the Room
I am going to try really hard not to make this political, which is already a dumb thing to say because the topic is politics. When talking about politics, it sometimes feels like common sense is the first thing to be thrown out the window. That is like saying, “I…
The Roving Gangs of Matching Shirts at Disney World
There is something about Disney World that brings out the best in people, the worst in people, and apparently the full-blown tactical coordination of twenty-three people wearing the same neon shirt. You know exactly who I am talking about. They move through the park like a small-town parade with no…
If We Can’t Explain DigiDollar to Our Grandparents… We’ve Already Lost.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Not just about DigiByte or DigiDollar, but about how we talk about them. Somewhere along the way, cryptocurrency became a contest to see who could use the biggest words. We throw around terms like blockchain, UTXOs, consensus, oracles, minting, burning, Layer 1,…
When He Grabs the Stroller
There is a moment in every family trip where the stroller becomes more than a stroller. It starts out as a convenience. A place for the kid to sit. A mobile snack station. A rolling storage unit for sunscreen, water bottles, half-eaten pretzels, mystery napkins, and whatever toy someone absolutely…
Disney Cruise Observations
I went on a Disney Cruise with my daughter, and I have thoughts. This is not a full review. I am not going to rank the restaurants, tell you the best time to get in line for a character photo, or pretend I had some master plan. I did not….
Vacation People Watching: A Warning Label for What Comes Next
I have been on vacation, which means two things happened. First, I tried to relax. Second, I accidentally studied humanity like I was working on a graduate thesis in public behavior, bad decisions, matching shirts, stroller politics, cruise ship confidence, and the strange things people do when they are released…