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I dropped my daughter off at Summer Day Camp this morning. Camp is nothing like it was when my brother and I were kids.

First off, Summer Camp these days starts around 9 in the morning and runs to 3. When my brother and I went, my mom woke us up at 7 . . . → Read More: Summer Camp

I think giving my father a computer might have been a mistake. In between chauffeuring him to doctor appointments and maintaining his lawn, I am now technical support.

Yesterday we spent 15 minutes on the phone trying to turn on the computer. He only lives a few blocks away. It would have been . . . → Read More: Tech Support

I gave one of my old computers to my Dad the other day. My hope was that the computer would give him something to do other than watch TV or call me every hour. Unfortunately, now he is calling me more than before. Now not only am I the lawn and maintenance man, chauffeur . . . → Read More: Dad

Yesterday I had my root canal done. Originally my dentist told me that I needed two root canals. But after doing the first one he told me that he couldn’t be sure whether or not the second tooth needed to be done. So he decided to wait a few weeks. Great! Because I can’t . . . → Read More: Ow! (Part II)

Today is Saint Joseph’s Day! For those of you unfamiliar with Saint Joseph’s Day, Saint Joseph is to Italians what Saint Patrick is to the Irish. But instead of soda breads, corned beef and cabbage, and beer, Italians celebrate with seafood, zeppoles, and beer.

Saint Joseph’s Day is big in New York and Rhode . . . → Read More: Happy Saint Joseph’s Day!

I am taking the kids to Disney World next week. Amazingly, all the travel I have done in my life, I have never once been to Disney World or Disneyland for that matter. My parents didn’t believe in vacations; at least not when my brothers and I were growing up. So I guess . . . → Read More: Vacation