Category Archives: Fun & Random

Gotta hand it to Laura for picking up on my intrigue.

She and the kids surprised me with a trip to Medieval Times for a Fathers Day dinner and joust.

How could this not be a blast?…

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After sitting in storage for five years, my old man and I finally launched my 14′ Achilles inflatable runabout — which looks similar to a giant rubber duck.

We purchased it (nearly new) when I was in junior high school. I used it heavily every year, from spring until late fall. … Read the rest

I scored last-minute tickets to the first in a three-game series of the Mets versus the Marlins.

We got great seats behind the visitor dugout adjacent third base. I originally got two tickets, and then got two more. So I brought the entire family.… Read the rest

Each morning, I push my son and daughter in a double-stroller to their preschool, before hopping on the train to Manhattan.

We usually dodge dozens, sometimes hundreds of kids, along with parents and dogs accompanying them to school. Our fast-moving chariot often forces them off the sidewalk (sorry about that).… Read the rest