Everyone, I have an announcement to make. I have moved. That is, this site has moved. To here: www.beingmichaelsdaddy.com Hooray, I have my own dot com. Like, I'm important or something. I'm not, but at least I can pretend I am. If you have a link...

One Saturday in recent history, sister B asked if she could have a friend over for dinner. A boy-type friend. "Yes, but you'll stay down stairs," I admonished her. "What if I keep the door open to my room?" "No. You stay down stairs." "All...

Michael: "Daddy? Can I have some cat ovals?" Daddy: "Cat ovals?" Michael: "Yes." Daddy: "I don't know what cat ovals are." Michael: "They're cat ovals." Daddy: "That doesn't mean anything to me. What are cat ovals?" Michael: "caaaat... oooh......

This is complicated, and probably isn't all that interesting to most, but I'm still geeking out about it. Some background: I've always been auditory-oriented. Sounds are more significant to me than images in most situations. For example, to me, the...