Niko; who just turned 5 years old two weeks ago, really enjoys playing Mario video games. I can’t play Mario video games with him because he is so much better and faster than me. I always die immediately when we do play together and most of the time, when I do die, he leaves my…
Tag: The Dad Speaks
Tales of the City
Two weeks ago, I finished reading the last book of 9 in the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin. It was also adapted into a television series and I watched two seasons on Netflix and two seasons on YouTube. I finished watching the television series last Sunday. The last season; from 2019 on…
Ode To My Wife – Part 7 (Happy Mothers Day)
Why is it that only one day a year we celebrate Mothers Day? In my little world, everyday is Mothers Day! Niko and I absolutely adore Nina and cling to her throughout the days. The only alone time she gets is in the evenings after Niko goes to sleep and I am downstairs doing things…
The Dad Bod – UPDATE
This will be very short and sweet; oh my god, I really want something sweet right now. I am kidding. I am actually doing really good and am proud of myself. But, I will also tell you, it’s really hard since our house is full of stuff I don’t want to eat (like pasta, rice,…
The Dad Bod – Part 9
I did really good not eating pasta and rice for almost 27 days; I started on 3/25 and was aiming for 30 days. But, my birthday was on 4/23 and I had Chinese noodles and fried rice that entire weekend; it actually started on 4/22! And, after that, I just continued to eat pasta and…