Growing Together By Staying Apart

By brian December 10, 2006Columns, Family

Sometimes I wonder how I have remained married for more than 11 years. The odds are stacked against us.

First of all, Maria could care less about the NFL standings or who will be the next coach of the U.S. Men’s soccer team. How can I raise a child with someone so disinterested in these important matters?

When we go to the annual Super Bowl party at a friend’s house, she cares more about the commercials than the game. That’s just wrong.

Then there’s our problem with bananas. My wife actually thinks that it is better to wait to eat a banana until the fruit has developed some brown spots on the skin.

Stop Smittens

By brian December 3, 2006Columns, Things I Hate

As a nation, we agree on so few things. We all understand that Tom Cruise is pretty freaky, and that Paris Hilton is pretty yukky and that Scarlett Johansson is pretty dreamy.

But we have something now to rally around that goes way beyond the lives of the rich and famous.

We must band together to stop Smittens.