This advice comes about nine months too late for the Gloucester High teenage girls with the pregnancy pact, but there's been enough reaction to what they did that I figured some prevention talk was in order. As a single dad with a teenage daughter, I have first-hand experience in giving the talk to a girl. I [...]...

Two little lovers Sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G First comes love Then comes marriage Then comes baby in a baby carriage Doesn't always happen quite like that, but every new baby needs a name. And when the name picking happens in a stressful delivery room, well, … there lies the story. Today on Silicon Valley Moms Blog, the topic is Birth/Adoption Stories. [...]...

Summer's in full swing. Friends and family are taking trips, my kids are on vacation with their mom, making me a lone wolf reminiscing back to my best family vacations ever. 1. Santa Barbara Beach Vacation - my younger brother and I rented a house in Santa Barbara last year for our two families to enjoy [...]...

When I saw The Pogues play The Fillmore in San Francisco, it was an all-ages show. To prevent (er, limit) underage drinking, the bar had a one-drink-per-transaction policy. Buy a drink, drink it, buy another, no problem. But you can't buy two at a time, lest you pass a pint to a laddy or lass. Only [...]...

More than one person commenting on my Calling All Matchmakers post said that men who cook, read, and try tantric sex are perceived by women as unmanly. One came right out and said those behaviors are gay. No offense to homosexuals, but a man perceived as gay is assumed to date men – not women. [...]...