The callous, embittered phrase "back in my day" is as pervasive as it is eyeroll-inducing. Tell me you're an old man without telling me you're an old man. Live long enough, and you will inevitably utter it*; especially now, when the development of new technologies has made such an experience gap possible for even the … Continue reading Year 5, Day 363
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Year 5, Day 343
Things were going well as we left the house to go get dinner tonight, so of course Jaclyn decided to risk it all by bringing up something that was sure to make Miles anxious and fretful. "You know, Miles, pretty soon it'll be time for your five-year check-up." "What check-up?" he asked. "At the doctor," … Continue reading Year 5, Day 343
Year 5, Day 336
When your kid changes the language settings on his Netflix profile and you can't even figure out WTF language it is. HE thought it was funny as hell.
Year 5, Day 195
As he's gotten more adept at using controllers and remotes, Miles has gotten a little more aggressive about seeing exactly what all these devices will do. For example, he's figured out how to edit his Netflix profile:
Year 5, Day 166
Among the myriad shows Miles shifts back and forth between watching is Puppy Dog Pals, a fairly inoffensive Disney Junior show about an inventor and his two dogs. The dogs travel the world, have adventures, learn to work together...you know, typical preschooler television. What caught my attention as he was watching it one day was … Continue reading Year 5, Day 166
Year 4, Day 323
As a bedtime alternative this evening, Miles suggested that we have a family movie night. I suggested Sony Animation's outstanding The Mitchells vs. the Machines, which Miles and I watched together last year but Jaclyn hadn't seen, which everyone was happy with. The real entertainment, however, came about halfway through the movie, when Miles asked … Continue reading Year 4, Day 323
Year 4, Day 200
We're never certain of the cause when Miles is jostled from his slumber at night. I've speculated that it might be a loud car on the road nearby. Sometimes it's my own opening of the garage door that does the trick. And it's reasonable to think that sometimes it's just a bad dream and an … Continue reading Year 4, Day 200
Year 4, Day 148
When I was three years old, one of the most pivotal television shows of my childhood debuted, one that dominated my life and fueled my imagination and interest in action figures and accessories (until the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon showed up in '87, at least): He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It seemed … Continue reading Year 4, Day 148
Year 3, Day 94
Miles picked out his own picture for his Netflix profile.
The Perils (& Pride) of Paternity 