Some people mark summer's end by the official calendar: September 21st.  Some say it's right after Labor Day.  For me, it has always been mid-late August.  This is when summer camp was over.   It's when I had to say goodbye to a bunkful of friends and hello to another year with my parents.  No offense, Mom and Dad, but when ...

It is Friday the 13th.  Today my son Samson is 9 months old.  Hurray!  Not only is he starting to stand (yikes), but this is the age when spit-up is supposed to stop happening.  I've been counting the days.  It's pretty gross when he vomits in his mouth and then swallows it back down.  But hey, at least the floor's clean. Samson was born on Friday, the 13th of November.  He was already 10 days late by then.  We were going to induce him that ...

Did stand-up at Cafe Muse the other night. Seemed to go well. It's hard to tell with a room full of comics, but since I got laughs, I take that as a good sign. Especially since Cafe Muse doesn't serve alcohol. They weren't the drunk, "I don't know what I'm laughing at but since I paid for my two rum and cokes I'm going to make sure I have a good time" kind of laughs. They were more like the "I'm sitting here sober with my camomile tea and this ...